In a wave of rollbacks, at least 10 states have passed laws to restrict child labor protections in the last couple of years. Today, children as young as 13 are working grueling jobs that put their health, safety, and development at risk — in meatpacking plants, warehouses, and tobacco fields instead of schools. Migrant children especially are at risk of being exploited. Over the last several years, there have been numerous reports about children being seriously injured or killed working in incredibly dangerous conditions.

In this discussion — hosted by the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program on November 19 — we’ll explore how we arrived at the current landscape of child labor; what it means in the current context; and how we can protect children moving forward and explore what policymakers, child advocates, and labor advocates can do to address weakening child protections.

Speakers: Yesenia Cuello (NC Field), Ron Estrada (Farmworker Justice), Reid Maki (National Consumers League), Jennifer Sherer (Economic Policy Institute), Charlie Wishman (AFL-CIO), Kristina Cooke (Reuters)

To rsvp for this webinar on November 19, from 2 to 3:30 pm, please click here.