The pending legislation would empower the Secretary of Labor to protect children under 18 years old from hazardous farm employment. thus extending to them the same protection as those available in other industries. Surely the Senate will support this necessary and longoverdue protective legislation. The second bill will set up a licensing system for those who hire and transport migrant farm laborers. These labor contractors. or "crew leaders." as they are frequently called. are responsible for many of the abuses that are involved in migratory farm labor. They are at the heart of the business. and Department of Labor surveys indicate that many of these crew leaders are responsible for overcharging workers for transportation. abandoning crews without means of transportation. failing to return workers to their homes. underpayment of wages. misrepresentation of employment terms. and even the illegal sale of liquor and dope.