ProjectJustice, Labor Child Labor on the Farm The farm lobby crushed regulations that could have saved the lives and health of many young workers. A tobacco field in North Carolina. Image: RAYNER RAMIREZ AwardsClarion Award Investigations InvestigationBusiness, Immigration, Labor, Politics Dying on the Farm Under pressure, the Obama administration withdrew rules barring children from dangerous agricultural work — a decision with grave consequences. Mariya StraussThe NationNovember 14, 2013 InvestigationBusiness, Labor Leaves of Poison Why are children working in American tobacco fields? Gabriel ThompsonThe NationNovember 14, 2013 InvestigationBusiness, Labor 12-Year-Olds Picking Tobacco Harvesting tobacco exposes workers to as much nicotine as a pack a day of cigarettes. So why is it legal for kids as young as 12 to do this work? Rayner RamirezFusionFebruary 4, 2014
InvestigationBusiness, Immigration, Labor, Politics Dying on the Farm Under pressure, the Obama administration withdrew rules barring children from dangerous agricultural work — a decision with grave consequences. Mariya StraussThe NationNovember 14, 2013
InvestigationBusiness, Labor Leaves of Poison Why are children working in American tobacco fields? Gabriel ThompsonThe NationNovember 14, 2013
InvestigationBusiness, Labor 12-Year-Olds Picking Tobacco Harvesting tobacco exposes workers to as much nicotine as a pack a day of cigarettes. So why is it legal for kids as young as 12 to do this work? Rayner RamirezFusionFebruary 4, 2014