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Children for Hire The Perils of Child Labor in the United States
Marvin J. Levine
ISBN: 0-313-36135-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-36135-7
248 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 10/30/2008
List Price: $20.00 (UK Sterling Price: £13.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Paperback
Also Available: Hardcover
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     00/00/00
  • 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
  • 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     10/1/2003
Description: Levine explains that since 1981, there has been a relaxation in enforcement of federal child labor law provisions in America. He presents the complicated elements and troubling implications of the problem, focusing especially on matters of occupational health and safety.

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
About the Author: MARVIN J. LEVINE is Professor of Industrial Relations, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland. He is the author or coauthor of ten earlier books, including Worker's Rights and Labor Standards in Asia's Four New Tigers.
LCC Class: 331
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