Third Teen Worker Killed In Industrial Accident As States Try To Loosen Child Labor Laws

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Third Teen Worker Killed In Industrial Accident As States Try To Loosen Child Labor Laws
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And generally the pay is fuckin' horseshit. Can barely pay rent at those payrates, let alone groceries for your family.

Which is why they want kids to do the work, kids will work for less money.

Which means adults that would be doing that job also get paid less because there's more competition for those spots.

Remove child labor and the rich owners might be slightly less rich. Which republicans vehemently disagree with.

Because kids still live at home, the company is exploiting the family unit to save money employing the child.