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appalachiablue

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Wed Apr 24, 2024, 04:41 PM Apr 2024

Why Child Labor In America Is Skyrocketing: Robert Reich [View all]


Corporations are now using the 'labor shortage' as an excuse to bring back child labor. It's part of a horrifying trend: since 2015, child labor violations have risen nearly 300%. Major companies like General Mills, Walmart and McDonald's have all been implicated. Are corporate profits really more important than the safety of children? (May 2023).

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