The United States is failing to protect hundreds of thousands of children engaged in often grueling and dangerous farmwork, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today….In its 99-page report, "Fields of Peril: Child Labor in US Agriculture," Human Rights Watch found that child farmworkers risked their safety, health, and education on commercial farms…Some work without even the most basic protective gear, including shoes or gloves…Girls and women in these jobs are exceptionally vulnerable to sexual abuse…Human Rights Watch called on the US Congress to amend the law governing child labor - the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)…