Childhood and Child Labor

Hundreds of thousands of adolescent farm workers are laboring under dangerous and grueling conditions in the United States. These children often work 12-hour days, and during peak season, may work 14 hours a day or more, seven days a week. One-third of those interviewed by Human Rights Watch (an international human rights organization) reported earning significantly less than the minimum wage. Some workers were paid as little as $2.00 an hour." ("Fingers To The Bone: United States Failure To Protect Child Farm Workers." Human Rights Watch. New York. June 2000.)

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