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NCL calling for increased mine safety

NCL is calling on the federal government to protect miners In light of the latest mine tragedy in West Virginia, NCL is calling on the Mine Safety and Health Administration to improve mine safety in order to protect the lives of workers.

Take action to protect migrant farmworker children

Take action on March 31 to protect young farmworkers National phone-in day for protecting child farmworkers is March 31, 2010, Cesar Chavez Day. Advocates are calling on consumers to help protect migrant farmworker children by calling on their Representative to support the Children’s Act for Responsible Employment (H.R. 3564).

Farmworker advocates building CARE momentum

CARE act is building steam Advocates 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.