Child Labor in America.

Intro -- CHILD LABOR IN AMERICA -- CHILD LABOR IN AMERICA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 CHILD LABOR ENFORCEMENT HEARING: TESTIMONY OF NORMA FLORES TO THE HOUSE EDUCATION AND LABOR COMMITTEE'S SUBCOMMITTE ON WORKFORCE PROTECTIONS -- Chapter 2 CHILD LABOR ENFORCEMENT HEARING: TESTIMONY BY SALLY GREENBERG -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 CHILD LABOR ENFORCEMENT: ARE WE ADEQUATELY PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN? -- WHD ENFORCEMENT PRIORITIES IN IMPROVING CHILD LABOR COMPLIANCE -- COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AFFECT COMPLIANCE -- PARTNERSHIPS PROMOTE CHILD LABOR COMPLIANCE -- Federal Network for Young Worker Safety and Health (FedNet) -- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) -- Young Workers Health and Safety Network (YWN) -- Interstate Labor Standards Association (ILSA) -- U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) -- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) -- National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety (NCCRAHS) -- REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES HAVE STRENGTHENED CHILD LABOR LAWS -- IMPROVEMENTS IN CHILD LABOR COMPLIANCE-A CONTINUING PRIORITY FOR WHD -- Chapter 4 CHILD LABOR ENFORCEMENT HEARING: TESTIMONY OF DAVID A. STRAUSS -- Chapter 5 CHILD LABOR ENFORCEMENT: ARE WE ADEQUATELY PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN? -- Chapter 6 CHILD LABOR IN AMERICA: HISTORY, POLICY, AND LEGISLATIVE ISSUES -- SUMMARY -- EARLY CHILD LABOR IN AMERICA -- Opposition to Child Labor Begins to Organize -- The Early Federal Role in Child Labor Regulation -- The Child Labor Initiatives (1916-1924) -- Early New Deal Enactments (1933-1937) -- The FLSA and General Child Labor Regulation (1938). -- CHILD LABOR UNDER THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT -- The Basic Pattern of Coverage -- Exemptions -- Enforcement -- Hazardous Occupations Orders.

RE-EMERGENCE OF THE CHILD LABOR ISSUE (1982-2000) -- The Reagan-Era Initiatives -- Controversies and Changes of Law -- The "Bat Boy" Issue -- Paper Balers and Compactors -- Work-Related Operation of Motor Vehicles -- CHILD LABOR INITIATIVES DURING THE 108TH CONGRESS -- The Traveling Sales Crew Protection Act -- Some Questions of Public Policy -- The Wyden Initiative -- The Kohl Proposals -- Sawmilling/Woodworking by 14-Year-Olds -- A Question of Public Policy -- Taking the Issue to Congress -- Revived in the 108th Congress -- Amish Child Workers and the 2004 Appropriations Bill -- CHILD LABOR INITIATIVES DURING THE 109TH CONGRESS -- Protecting Child Models -- Young American Workers' Bill of Rights -- The CARE Act of 2005 -- CHILD LABOR INITIATIVES DURING THE 110TH CONGRESS -- The Safe at Work Act -- The Child Labor Protection Act of 2007 -- The CARE Act of 2007 -- The Child Labor Safety Act -- End Notes -- INDEX -- Blank Page.

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