Governor Patrick declares May "Young Worker Safety Month"

READ THE PRESS RELEASE HERE

Our Strategy

Teens Lead @ Work (TL@W) provides training and advocacy for teen workers to ensure their safety and health in the workplace by:

• Supporting young workers' efforts to research and identify issues of concern to them in the workplace and in their community.
• Creating polished, confident peer educators that are incredibly effective in reaching out and teaching other teens.
• Engaging teens in organizing strategies to address their concerns and foster young worker and environmental justice activists.
• Bringing youth together with their peers to discuss their concerns and to learn about work issues.

Watch us in action above or CLICK HERE for MassCOSHLive, our YouTube Channel that has even more videos about teen worker health and safety!

Current Efforts

Leadership Education and Action to Promote Safety (LEAPS) for Young Workers Summit:

TL@W is hosting summit in June to showcase the community projects by LEAPS teams and to offer a chance for different people in the communities to join us in congratulating the teams for all their work. We will gather in Boston once again to learn from each others' experiences and to share the challenges and triumphs of the whole project. Most importantly, we want to celebrate the accomplishments of everyone involved with LEAPS! There will be drinks, food, prizes, and tons of fun! Come join us!

Teens Lead at Work Peer Leaders

TL@W was created in October, 2001 to address the alarming rates of teen worker fatalities and injuries while helping teens make a difference in creating their own futures. TL@W is composed of teens from the Greater Boston area. TL@W Peer Leaders meet 3 times a week to work on different projects. Learn more...

TL@W is now hiring!

Click here for peer leader application, due May 23rd, 2008.

Child Labor Law Task Force

Comprised of youth, parents, labor representatives, community groups, young worker safety experts, and government agencies, the Child Labor Law Task Force meets quarterly with the Attorney General. It aims to raise public awareness of the Child Labor Laws among teens, parents, and employers and create strategies to help the Attorney General in the enforcement of the reformed laws. The task force's goal is to ensure that the Child Labor Laws protect young workers while giving them the opportunity to have learning and productive work experiences. Visit the Attorney General's website for more information...

Health and Safety Workshops

Teens Lead at Work peer leaders offer two hour interactive health and safety training sessions for teens in the Greater Boston area. For more information or to schedule a workshop, please contact TL@W Coordinator: Nancy Luc (617-825-7233 x13).