nationalconsumers.bsky.social
America’s pioneering consumer advocacy organization, representing consumers and workers on marketplace and workplace issues since 1899.
👤 Joined on 19 November 2024
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@nationalconsumers.bsky.socialOn #WorldFoodDay, we honor the farmworkers who harvest our food, often in extreme heat and with fewer protections than most workers. That includes kids as young as 12. The CARE Act would bring their protections in line with every other industry. https://ow.ly/rbLA50ZYBS7
Show PostBehind some of the world's gold are children paying a price no child should ever pay. Kids as young as 9 are reportedly working 10 to 15 hours a day in Venezuela's gold mines, facing mercury poisoning, tunnel collapses, and gang violence. https://ow.ly/xgmt50ZSnUx #ChildLabor
Show PostA Wisconsin McDonald's franchisee scheduled 23 minors outside legal hours and denied them required breaks. State officials recovered $17,000 in unpaid wages and ordered nearly $60,000 in penalties. Fast food is one of the most common places minors' labor rights get violated https://ow.ly/yjfg50ZTamK
Show PostCLC is proud to endorse the bipartisan Stop Child Labor Act from Senators Schatz & Young. With child labor violations at their highest level in two decades, this bill would raise penalties, add criminal consequences, and let victims sue employers who exploit them. More: https://ow.ly/pnFZ50ZTbho
Show PostFor Kailash Satyarthi, compassion is not passive. It means moral responsibility for one another, and the courage to act on it. Honored to hear him speak and to co-host his DC visit with partners who are working to improve conditions for workers, children, and consumers.
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