(Congressman Raul Ruiz has reintroduced the CARE Act)....The Congressman said he reintroduced the Act to close dangerous Gaps in Child Labor Laws in the Agriculture Industry.

The Children's Act for Responsible Employment is legislation that extends the same child-labor protections that apply in every other industry to children working in agriculture. Current federal law allows children as young as 12 to work long hours in the fields under hazardous conditions., standards far weaker than those for non-agricultural jobs. Ruiz says the CARE Act closes the loopholes by aligning age limits and hazardous task restrictions, strengthening enforcement and improving data collection on injuries and fatalities.