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Sweatshops in the sun : child labor on the farm
- Title
- Sweatshops in the sun : child labor on the farm / by Ronald B. Taylor ; Foreword by Carey McWilliams.
- Author
- Taylor, Ronald B.
- Publication
- Boston, Mass. : Beacon Press, [1973]
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Details
- Additional Authors
- McWilliams, Carey, 1905-1980
- Description
- xvii, 216 pages : illustrations; 21 cm
- Summary
- Study of the social implications of child labour among migrant workers in the USA, commenting on violations of labour legislation in respect of minimum wage, minimum age and working conditions for young workers in the rural worker force - includes interviews with migrant workers (incl. Minority group workers) and their families, and covers living conditions, poverty, access to education, occupational health and occupational safety, farmers' attitudes, etc. Bibliography pp. 206 to 212, illustrations and references.
- Subject
- Child labor > United States
- Agricultural laborers > United States
- Employment (Economic theory)
- Children
- Agriculture
- Employment
- Child
- Agriculture
- employing
- children (people by age group)
- farming (activity or system)
- agriculture (discipline)
- Children
- Agricultural laborers
- Child labor
- social implication
- child labour
- migrant workers
- labour legislation
- minimum wage
- minimum age
- working conditions
- young workers
- rural worker
- interview
- minority group
- family
- living conditions
- poverty
- access to education
- occupational health
- occupational safety
- farmer
- attitude
- conséquences sociales
- travail des enfants
- travailleur migrant
- législation du travail
- salaire minimum
- âge minimum
- conditions de travail
- jeune travailleur
- travailleur rural
- groupe minoritaire
- famille
- conditions de vie
- pauvreté
- accès à l'éducation
- santé au travail
- sécurité du travail
- agriculteur
- consecuencias sociales
- trabajo infantil
- trabajador migrante
- legislación del trabajo
- salario mínimo
- edad mínima
- condiciones de trabajo
- joven trabajador
- trabajador rural
- entrevista
- grupo minoritario
- familia
- condiciones de vida
- pobreza
- acceso a la educación
- salud en el trabajo
- seguridad en el trabajo
- agricultor
- actitud
- United States
- USA
- Etats-Unis
- Estados Unidos
- Genre/Form
- bibliography.
- comment.
- illustration.
- reference.
- bibliographie.
- commentaire.
- référence bibliographique.
- bibliografía.
- comentario.
- ilustración.
- referencia.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 206-212.
- Contents
- Preface -- Photographs -- The myths -- Jimmy's dead -- On the season -- Los trabajadores -- Law enforcement -- Leccion, escritura y aritmetica -- Hunger : knock on the door -- Power.
- ISBN
- 0807005169
- 9780807005163
- LCCN
- 72006233
- OCLC
- ocm00507996
- 507996
- SCSB-188562
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library