The California Partnership for Young Worker Health and Safety is a statewide working group representing government agencies, educators, parents, employers, job trainers, labor unions and others. The Partnership, which is coordinated by the Labor Occupational Health Program at UC Berkeley, develops and promotes strategies to protect youth at work.
The California Partnership for Young Worker Health and Safety is composed of agencies and organizations dealing with youth employment and education issues, as well as others who can play a role in educating and protecting young workers. Members represent educators, parents, employers, youth training programs, community organizations, governmental agencies and others.
The purpose of the Partnership is to identify potential strategies to:
- allow youth to take an active role in shaping safe work environments and promote positive, healthy employment
- reduce work-related injuries and illnesses among youth in the California workforce
- foster critical thinking awareness and skills in health and safety that will stay with young people throughout their working lives
UC Berkeley Labor Occupational Health Program
Department of Industrial Relations
CA Dept of Education
UCLA Labor Occupational Safety & Health Program
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
California Association of Work Experience Educators – CAWEE
California Industrial Hygiene Council
Child & Family Policy Institute of California
Kids in Need of Defense
State Compensation Insurance Fund
UCSC Labor and Community Center
The Black Worker Organizing Project
UCLA Labor Center
Environmental Health and Safety Inc
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