THE STATE IS JOINING A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO KEEP TEENAGE WORKERS SAFE.

THE THREE WEEK CAMPAIGN IS UNDERWAY AND THE THEME IS "KEEPING TEEN WORKERS SAFE, IT'S EVERYONE'S JOB" SAYS ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SPOKESPERSON PAUL CICCHINI.

THE EFFORT FOCUSES ON EVERYTHING FROM THE NUMBER OF HOURS AN EMPLOYER CAN REQUIRE A TEEN TO WORK TO HAZARDS AND INJURIES ON THE JOB AND WORKPLACE BULLYING AND HARASSMENT. 

THE CAMPAIGN IS SOCIAL MEDIA BASED AND IS AIMED AT TEENS GETTING A JOB FOR THE HOLIDAYS. IT WILL RUN FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. MORE INFORMATION FOR TEEN WORKERS IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: KEEP TEEN WORKERS SAFE DOT ORG.