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Farmworker advocates building CARE momentum

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CARE act is building steamAdvocates have been working for years to improve the working conditions for young farmworkers in the United States. In recent months, the CARE Act, the domestic priority for NCL's Child Labor Coalition, has been gathering steam. In all, 73 groups, representing a diverse cross-section of interests, have stood up and said it’s time to end the injustice of child labor in U.S. agriculture.

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Door-to-door sales: Questions for jobseekers

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Considering a door-to-door sales job?Considering a job in door-to-door sales? Teens looking for potential work may need help distinguishing legitimate door-to-door sales opportunities from dangerous traveling sales crews.

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Caring for our youngest workers

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Caring for our youngest workersChild labor advocates are building momentum for the Children’s Act for Responsible Employment (CARE), legislation that aims to protect the sons and daughters of migrant and seasonal farmworkers.

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