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The US may have reformed child labor laws state side but the US still has a problem with child labor. It's just outsourced to countries with none to lax laws on
by xyst 3y ago
The US may have reformed child labor laws state side but the US still has a problem with child labor. It's just outsourced to countries with none to lax laws on their labor force.
Even today the US is seeing a rise in child labor law violations: https://www.npr.org/2023/02/26/1157368469/child-labor-violations-increase-states-loosen-rules https://www.npr.org/2023/02/26/1157368469/child-labor-violat...
- rubyn00bie 3y agoI think the US has more of a problem now than it has in a long time: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/data/charts/child-labor https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/data/charts/child-labor The number of minors in violation, has been steadily increasing.
- ethanbond 3y agoNow that’s some creepy doublespeak: “minors in violation”
- actionfromafar 3y agoIt's not as much doublespeak as very technical lingo?
- AlecSchueler 3y agoIsn't that what doublespeak is? There are a few readily available alternative formulations in everyday English which could be just as well employed here (no pun intended).
- KineticLensman 3y agoIn it's original Orwellian meaning, doublespeak is language that disguises, changes or even reverses the meaning of words and statements.
- ethanbond 3y agoI would say the difference between "Minors in violation" (GP's comment) exactly reverses the meaning of "Minors employed in violation" (the actual term). I didn't click through to the linked source so wasn't aware this was a subtle misquote.
- actionfromafar 3y ago“Employed” can also be implied, depending on context.
- tokai 3y agoThats not what it says. It's "Minors Employed In Violation". Your version is creepy. The actual sentence is precise.
- ethanbond 3y agoAh I was responding to GP's comment which does say "minors in violation." You're right that the gov't doesn't use that language (and realizing GP probably just forgot a word).