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in america the meat processing companies use prison labor paid in pennies an hour. (along with child labor)
by solarpunk 2y ago
in america the meat processing companies use prison labor paid in pennies an hour. (along with child labor)
- solarpunk 2y agosomeone asked for a source, then immediately deleted their comment so here's one: https://apnews.com/article/prison-to-plate-inmate-labor-investigation-c6f0eb4747963283316e494eadf08c4e https://apnews.com/article/prison-to-plate-inmate-labor-inve...
- tstrimple 2y agoChild labor is absolutely coming back in Republican led states. https://www.epi.org/blog/iowa-governor-signs-one-of-the-most-dangerous-rollbacks-of-child-labor-laws-in-the-country-14-states-have-now-introduced-bills-putting-children-at-risk/ https://www.epi.org/blog/iowa-governor-signs-one-of-the-most... > Last Friday, this concerted attack on child labor safeguards further expanded. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed an expansive bill enacting numerous changes to the state’s child labor laws, including: > allowing employers to hire teens as young as 14 for previously prohibited hazardous jobs in industrial laundries or as young as 15 in light assembly work; > allowing state agencies to waive restrictions on hazardous work for 16–17-year-olds in a long list of dangerous occupations, including demolition, roofing, excavation, and power-driven machine operation; > extending hours to allow teens as young as 14 to work six-hour nightly shifts during the school year; > allowing restaurants to have teens as young as 16 serve alcohol; and > limiting state agencies’ ability to impose penalties for future employer violations.