Packing purchases in the supermarket at the age of twelve: forbidden. Working in the field in scorching heat: allowed. Child labor is part of everyday life in many US states – especially among young migrants. If the Republicans have their way, it shouldn’t be less, it should be more.
Most 13-year-olds in the US are likely to be flipping through comics, playing video games, or swiping through social media clips after school. And then there are those who scrape blood and animal remains off factory floors after class. In February, about one such case in which a cleaning company had 102 children cleaned at night in slaughterhouses in eight states; the company then had to pay a $1.5 million fine.
Source: Stern
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