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Absurdly farcical take. They went away because government regulations were slowly built up to guard against this kind of thing from occurring in the future. See
by throwaway675309 4y ago
Absurdly farcical take. They went away because government regulations were slowly built up to guard against this kind of thing from occurring in the future. See Fair Labor Standards Act in the 1930s.
- WalterBright 4y agoIf we unwound technology back to 1900 level or so, child labor would come back, laws or no laws.
- MarkMarine 4y agoAh yes, proven by current sweat shops today, with current technology
- MarkMarine 4y agoJust to put a fine point on this, a couple child labor in manufacturing news articles from today: Children found working throughout Hyundai's supply chain, 12 year olds working in manufacturing jobs in the US - https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-immigration-hyundai/ https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-immi... New proposed law in Iowa that allows children to work in meatpacking, mining, and other dangerous jobs. Employers not civilly libel if killed: - https://www.commondreams.org/news/iowa-child-labor-laws https://www.commondreams.org/news/iowa-child-labor-laws