Due to the differences in the industries and the differing demands of
workers, there is a similar but slightly different emerging standard regarding
child labor in the agribusiness industry, compared to that in
the apparel and footwear sector. Although virtually all of the codes
condemn the use of child labor, they define the acceptable age anywhere
between 14 and 18 years of age.
Perhaps more importantly, given the hazardous chemicals that
agribusiness workers use, a few firms have set a higher age threshold
for workers exposed to such hazardous conditions. This is occasionally
the case for firms in the footwear industry (which subjects
workers to greater exposure to hazardous chemicals than does the
apparel sector), but it is less widely done than within the agribusiness
sector.