In Texas and across agriculture-producing states, migrant children are being exploited and billion-dollar corporations are reaping the profits. Beyond the egregious violation… — Jasmine Crockett Copy Share Image
“What do you see out there?” I ask. “Pittsburgh,” he replies. Now I laugh. “No, young man. What you see is hell… — Jerry Ash Copy Share Image
Child labor perpetuates poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, population growth and other social problems. — Kailash Satyarthi Copy Share Image
Twins work really well in the industry because child labor laws dictate a baby, as an example, can only work for, like,… — Cole Sprouse Copy Share Image
Of course, we knew that this meant an attack on the union. The bosses intended gradually to get rid of us, employing… — Rose Schneiderman Copy Share Image
“Democracy is supposed to be ‘of the people, by the people and for the people’. Capitalism is ‘of the capitalist, for the… — Jerry Ash Copy Share Image
“Thus, in the early 1900s, a new generation of crusading journalists known as “muckrakers” campaigned to expose the social ills and abuses… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“These kids don't have a little brother working in the coal mine, they don't have a little sister coughing her lungs out… — Utah Phillips Copy Share Image
You need companies investing in these countries, so women have employment opportunities, and you also need these forces of conscience. Without the… — Pietra Rivoli Copy Share Image
“Sinclair’s was also an age when writers, both journalists and novelists, were experiencing a thrilling sense of their own efficacy. The investigative… — Upton Sinclair Copy Share Image
“It may be underfunded and at times mismanaged, but the [Endangered Species] Act is an unprecedented attempt to delegate human-caused extinction to… — Joe Roman Copy Share Image
“Right by the edge of the fractured pavement next to the uneven road circling the square sat a fifteen-year-old boy with a… — Soroosh Shahrivar Copy Share Image
Most Americans wouldn't buy a roast chicken or a cut of beef if they knew child labor had helped produce it -… — Jasmine Crockett Copy Share Image
“Social science now tells us that if we can take indigent girls between the ages of 10 and 14 and give them… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Even when we talked about child labor, we were frowned upon. But then you know that you have to speak the truth… — Asma Jahangir Copy Share Image
These are the now-endangered markers of a civilized society: legally ordained minimum wages, child labor laws, workers safety and compensation laws, pure… — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
“Marketing jingles from every angle lure patrons to turn our backs on our locally owned stores, restaurants, and farms. And nobody considers… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
“TO MY MIND, THOUGH, there is a third development that has altered our parenting experience above all others, and that is the… — Jennifer Senior Copy Share Image
One finds fortunes built on slave labor, indentured labor, prison labor, immigrant labor, female labor, child labor, and scab labor - backed… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
When I was 12, I read about Iqbal Masih, a child slave who escaped the carpet factory where he'd been chained to… — Craig Kielburger Copy Share Image
“Our difficulty is no longer how to contain people densely in metropolitan areas and avoid the ravages of disease, bad sanitation and… — Jane Jacobs Copy Share Image
You can't regulate child labor. You can't regulate slavery. Some things are just wrong. — Michael Moore Copy Share Image
We passed the Children's Bureau bill calculated to prevent children from being employed too early in factories. — William Howard Taft Copy Share Image
Child labor, not a problem. Censorship, not a problem. Torture, not a problem. Chewing gum in China - oh, my God! You… — David Letterman Copy Share Image
