by #SteveFraser in #Jacobin:

"[T]he number of kids at work in the United States increased by 37 percent between 2015 and 2022. During the last two years, fourteen states have either introduced or enacted legislation rolling back regulations that governed the number of hours children can be employed, lowered the restrictions on dangerous work, and legalized subminimum wages for youths."

https://jacobin.com/2023/07/child-labor-early-capitalism-law-right-wing-exploitation

#ChildLabor #LaborLaw #exploitation #RightWing