Episode 98: Unpacking the Child Labor Crisis

<p>Recent media reporting has uncovered just how widespread the use of child labor is in the United States. Rather than rush in to strengthen child labor laws and enforcement, some states are actually moving to make it easier for employers to hire children. Beth Binczik speaks with Terri Gerstein about why child labor is on the rise and what needs to happen to protect minors and workers' rights. </p> <p><strong>Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today:</strong> <a href="https://www.acslaw.org/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">ACSLaw.org</a></p> <p><strong>Today's</strong> <strong>Host:</strong> Elizabeth Binczik, <a href= "https://www.acslaw.org/person/elizabeth-binczik/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ACS Director of Policy and Program for Economic Justice</a></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> Terri Gerstein, <a href= "https://lwp.law.harvard.edu/people/terri-gerstein" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class="C9DxTc">Director of the </span><span class="C9DxTc">State and Local Enforcement Project, Harvard Law School</span></a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/25/us/unaccompanied-migrant-child-workers-exploitation.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class= "C9DxTc">"</span><span class="C9DxTc">Alone and Exploited, Migrant Children Work Brutal Jobs Across the U.S.," by Hannah Dreier</span></a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-immigration-hyundai/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class= "C9DxTc">"</span><span class="C9DxTc">Child workers found throughout Hyundai-Kia supply chain in Alabama," Reuters Investigates</span></a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://files.epi.org/uploads/263680.pdf" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><span class="C9DxTc">"Child labor laws are under attack in states across the country,</span><strong><span class= "C9DxTc">"</span></strong> <span class="C9DxTc">Economic Policy Institute</span></a></p> <p><strong>Visit the Podcast Website:</strong> <a href= "https://www.ac