"At 9, I Had Already Started Working": Labor Activist and Former Farmworker Demands Workplace Protections for Agricultural Workers

"At 9, I Had Already Started Working": Labor Activist and Former Farmworker Norma Flores López Demands Basic Workplace Protections for Agricultural Workers

“At 9, I Had Already Started Working”: Labor Activist and Former Farmworker Demands Workplace Protections for Agricultural Workers

Loopholes in labor law allow agriculture to be the only industry where children can legally work virtually unlimited hours beginning at age 12. As a child farm worker herself, activist Norma Flores López is fighting for labor protections in agriculture—especially for children and women.