US states relax child labor laws amid rise in illegal work

[justaprogressive]

Working in industrial laundries at age 14, laboring up to 35 hours a week on top of school -- some US states are relaxing the barriers to employing minors, despite rising cases of exploitation.

At least five states have amended their legislation covering adolescent job regulations, with Arkansas being the latest to see changes take effect in August.

But such shifts come as the number of illegally employed minors has surged by 69 percent since 2018, according to Labor Department figures.

Removing the work permit process for young people in Arkansas "might sound like it's not a big deal, but we actually think it's a pretty impactful law," said Reid Maki, coordinator at the Child Labor Coalition.

[link:https://www.rawstory.com/us-states-relax-child-labor-laws-amid-rise-in-illegal-work/|

They're Dethpicable!

[Lunabell]

1. Yeah, tell me more of your "family values" and "pro-life" beliefs.

Love the fetus, hate the chuld.

[AllaN01Bear]

2. my late mom said that all the way along. they dont care after u r born.

[Ziggysmom]

3. Good gravy! The GQP bitch about illegals taking jobs, then want to weaken child labor laws

and worker protection. Makes no sense at all.

[Rebl2]

6. 👆👆👆

[ProudMNDemocrat]

4. It appears that only "the poorer kids" work on top of school.

As more Child Labor laws in states like Arkansas and elsewhere get relaxed. Can't have kids with nothing to do if they cannot play sports, music, lie around, etc. Extra stuff costs money if their parents cannot afford it.

So work them until they flunk out of school. Very smart.

[Diamond_Dog]

5. They figure

It’s better to have American 13 year olds washing dishes in a restaurant than some adult illegal immigrant who came here to escape violence.