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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. – 1975
A provision of the 1974 amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) prohibited children under the age of 12 from working in agriculture, except on their parents' farms. Purpose of this provision was to codify as a matter of national social policy that children under 12 should not work for hire in agriculture or any other industry, where they…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Child Labor, Economic Factors, Employment Opportunities
Maine State Dept. of Educational and Cultural Services, Augusta. – 1988
This guide to Maine and United States child labor laws and their relevance to school work experiences for youths aged 14 to 18 is intended to provide teachers, guidance counselors, job developers, and job coordinators with basic information on the standards and major provisions of the laws. Chapter 1 tells why the guide was developed; recommends…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adolescents, Apprenticeships, Child Labor
