Would you knowingly use a product or service that benefited from a rollback in US child labor laws?

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As child labor law violations have been on the rise in the US, some state legislators are pushing for changes at state and federal levels to roll back protections in what some see as a threat to return child labor to the country.

The laws aim to expand permissible work hours, broaden the types of jobs young workers are permitted to do, and shield employers from liability for injuries, illnesses or workplace fatalities involving very young workers.

Child labor law violations have increased in the US, with a 37% increase in fiscal year 2022, including 688 children working in hazardous conditions, with the number likely much higher as the recorded violations stem from what was found during labor inspections.

Several high-profile investigations involving child labor have been exposed over the past year, including the use of child labor in Hyundai and Kia supply chains in Alabama, at JBS meatpacking plants in Nebraska and Minnesota, and at fast-food chains including McDonald’s, Dunkin Donuts and Chipotle.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/11/us-child-labor-laws-violations

The Trump administration wants to unwind child labor laws

The Fair Labor Standards Act prohibits anyone under the age of 18 to work in “hazardous occupations.” But President Donald Trump’s Department of Labor is working to relax these protections for young workers, according to draft documents obtained by Bloomberg Law.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/trump-administration-wants-unwind-child-labor-laws-194638209.html

Labor advocates on Tuesday decried a business-backed bill introduced by Republican state lawmakers in Iowa that would roll back child labor laws so that teens as young as 14 could work in previously prohibited jobs including mining, logging, and animal slaughtering—a proposal one union president called dangerous and "just crazy."

Senate File 167, introduced by state Sen. Jason Schultz (R-6) would expand job options available to teens—including letting children as young as 14 work in freezers and meat coolers and loading and unloading light tools, under certain conditions.

Teens under 18 would still be generally barred from employment in fields including mining, logging, demolition, and meatpacking, and from operating potentially dangerous machinery and equipment, including circular saws, guillotine shears, and punching machines.

However, the Des Moines Register reports the proposed law contains "an entirely new section" that "would allow the Iowa Workforce Development and state Department of Education heads to make exceptions to any of the prohibited jobs for teens 14-17 'participating in work-based learning or a school or employer-administered, work-related program.'"

https://crooksandliars.com/2023/02/iowa-gop-wants-let-14-year-olds-drive

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	Products and services that benefit from a rollback in US labor laws at the federal or state level should be identified in some way in addition to any criminal or civil penalties. A publicly accessible database, identifying sticker on products, a private citizen maintained site, things like that
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	Nah, it's too much work to do. And I'll save a nickel, the person owning the plant will make 10k more, and I'm sure, SURE, I'll NEVER find a child's severed finger in my meat
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