Protecting Youth at Work:

Health, Safety, and Development of Working Children and Adolescents in the United States

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Publication Year:1998

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Committee on the Health and Safety Implications of Child Labor, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine
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In Massachusetts, a 12-year-old girl delivering newspapers is killed when a car strikes her bicycle. In Los Angeles, a 14-year-old boy repeatedly falls asleep in class, exhausted from his evening job. Although children and adolescents may benefit from working, there ...
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Front Matter	i-xvi
Executive Summary	1-16	(skim)
1 Introduction	17-30	(skim)
2 Scope and Patterns of Work by Children and Adolescents	31-52	(skim)
3 Health and Safety at Work	53-109	(skim)
4 Work's Effects on Children and Adolescents	110-140	(skim)
5 Agriculture	141-161	(skim)
6 Laws, Regulations, and Training	162-211	(skim)
7 Conclusions and Recommendations	212-236	(skim)
References	237-264	(skim)
Appendix A: Sources of Information	265-268	(skim)
Appendix B: Descriptions of Longitudinal Studies	269-290	(skim)
Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff	291-298	(skim)
Index	299-316	(skim)
Other Reports from the Board on Children, Youth, and Families	317-318	(skim)

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In Massachusetts, a 12-year-old girl delivering newspapers is killed when a car strikes her bicycle. In Los Angeles, a 14-year-old boy repeatedly falls asleep in class, exhausted from his evening job. Although children and adolescents may benefit from working, there may also be negative social effects and sometimes danger in their jobs.
Protecting Youth at Work looks at what is known about work done by children and adolescents and the effects of that work on their physical and emotional health and social functioning. The committee recommends specific initiatives for legislators, regulators, researchers, and employers.
This book provides historical perspective on working children and adolescents in America and explores the framework of child labor laws that govern that work. The committee presents a wide range of data and analysis on the scope of youth employment, factors that put children and adolescents at risk in the workplace, and the positive and negative effects of employment, including data on educational attainment and lifestyle choices.
Protecting Youth at Work also includes discussions of special issues for minority and disadvantaged youth, young workers in agriculture, and children who work in family-owned businesses.

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