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Children for Hire The Perils of Child Labor in the United States
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Marvin J. Levine
Book Code: Q433
ISBN: 1-56720-433-3
ISBN-13: 978-1-56720-433-9
248 pages, tables
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 4/30/2003
List Price: $60.95 (UK Sterling Price: £34.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Paperback Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Levine traces the treatment of children in sweatshop, agricultural, retail, and service work in the United States roughly from the 1930s to the present, making it clear that child-labor problems persist to this day....Levine brings a distressing story to the attention of a broad audience, including academics, policymakers, and the general public. Starred Review An important work about a hidden social problem.
    —Library Journal     August 2003/September 1 2003
  • Levine makes it clear that the employment of children is not illegal in most cases, and he reviews the vast body of legislation at both the national and state level designed to protect the education and the safety of children....Levine does a good job of describing the legislation, discussing the abuses, and explaining the difficulties in policing the violations....Recommended. Public and academic library collections, lower-division undergraduate and up.
    —Choice     October 2003
  • Documents a growing problem of illegal child labor in the United States and a laxity in the enforcement of federal regulations.
    —The Chronicle of Higher Education     May 30. 2003
Description: Despite popular belief, the problem of illegal child labor has not been remedied. The practice persists in the United States and even appears to be increasing. Levine, an acknowledged expert in the field, reveals the nature and magnitude of this "old" problem in today's economy.
Levine explains that since 1981, there has been a relaxation in enforcement of federal child labor law provisions. He presents the complicated elements and troubling implications of a problem that has come to be ignored or overlooked in American society, focusing especially on matters of occupational health and safety. This book is important reading for the general public, as well as for scholars and policymakers involved with children's and labor issues in the United States. The United States has more of its children in the workforce than any other developed country. They are found in textile, jewelry, and machine shops in New York and New Jersey, in Southeast supermarkets operating meat-cutting machines and paper-box bailers, in Washington state selling candy door-to-door, and in farming operations throughout the country.
Table of Contents:
  • The Scope of the Problem
  • The Historical Context
  • The Legal Context
  • Occupational Safety and Health in Nonfarm Employment
  • Risks for Child Labor in Agriculture
  • Sweatshops and Corporate Codes of Conduct
  • The Impact of Child Labor Upon Education and Development
  • Remedies and Reflections
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2002029767
LCC Class: HD6250
Dewey Class: 331
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