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Child Labor Across U S Farms At Issue In New Report
The AP identifies underage workers in chili and cucumber fields from New Mexico to Ohio, Florida to Texas, with 10-year-olds picking crops while families justify the hardship. It traces legal age limits under the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act and notes brands like Old El Paso and Newman’s Own deny involvement amid controversial sourcing.
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Texas
el Paso
Pillsbury
California
Cantisano Foods
Newman
Paul Newman
New Mexico
Cantisano
Inerica
Horatio Alger
Congress
Kruse
Ohio
Laura
America
New York City
U.S
Tennessee
New York
Illinois
Green
Pasqual Mares
Mares
Maria
Perez
Victor
West Texas
Laura Mares
Homestead
Fla
Lawrence
Bruce
Angie
Benjamin
Linda F. Golodner
Wal-Mart
Sugar Lake Farms
Braselton Poultry
Braselton
David Osorio
David
H.J. Heinz
Chestertown Foods
Chestertown
Jack Laird
Filomena Simon Perez
Maryland
Campbell