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ERC Seminar – David Weil, PhD, MPP, BS

March 4 @ 1:10 pm - 1:50 pm

‵This Ancient Atrocity:′ The Return of Child Labor in the U.S. …Why Now? What Can Be Done?

Presenter: David Weil, PhD, MPP, BS, Professor, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University; Visiting Senior Policy Fellow, Ash Center for Democracy, Harvard Kennedy School

Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) discuss the resurgence of child labor in the United States, particularly in industries and occupations where it has been uncommon until recently; 2) describe common factors underlying child labor that explain its recurrence; 3) discuss changes in the law that can help reduce child labor occurrences in the future; and to 4) discuss changes in enforcement that can help reduce child labor occurrences in the future.

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Details

Date:
March 4
Time:
1:10 pm - 1:50 pm
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Venue

Zoom

Organizer

Ann Backus

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