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Article

16 Aug 2003

Author:
Laura Lica, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Child labor laws fail boys killed on job: State agency too understaffed to monitor all businesses [Washington State, USA]

Three 16-year-old boys have died in work-related accidents in Washington this week, prompting calls for stronger enforcement of laws governing underage workers...Current laws require adequate protection of teen workers, labor leaders say, but enforcement is often lacking.