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Child labor was common in urban, industrial America for most of the country’s history. It’s now making a disturbing comeback: lawmakers across the US are undertaking concerted efforts to weaken or repeal statutes that prohibit employing children.

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[-] 0nyxee@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

This is so sad. Kids should have the chance to be kids, not thrown into working early and taken advantage of.

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