"California officials said they are launching new enforcement actions to protect underage farmworkers, including enhanced coordination among two state agencies charged with inspecting work conditions in the fields. The actions follow an investigation by Capital & Main, produced in partnership with the Los Angeles Times and McGraw Center for Business Journalism, which found that the state is failing to protect underage farmworkers who labor in harsh and dangerous circumstances."
"The new enforcement efforts will be overseen by the state Labor and Workforce Development Agency, which directs key agencies charged with regulating child labor and worksite safety laws, officials said. Officials said the state's Bureau of Field Enforcement, which regulates child labor and wage and hour laws, is developing plans to conduct joint operations with an existing agricultural enforcement task force assigned to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, known as Cal/OSHA."
California is launching new enforcement actions to protect underage farmworkers, including enhanced coordination among two state agencies that inspect field work conditions. An investigation found the state failing to protect underage farmworkers who labor in harsh and dangerous circumstances. Thousands of children and teenagers work in California fields to provide Americans with fresh fruit and vegetables. Laborers as young as 12 can legally work in agriculture, and many described exposure to toxic pesticides, dangerous heat and other hazards. The Labor and Workforce Development Agency will oversee the efforts. The Bureau of Field Enforcement plans joint operations with an agricultural enforcement task force assigned to Cal/OSHA.
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