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applegrove

(132,078 posts)
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 11:12 PM 15 hrs ago

Child labour (dangerous jobs) making a comeback.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, 115 years ago tomorrow, galvanized a century's worth of workplace safety laws that are now getting shredded.

Alyssa Katz (@alykatzz.bsky.social) 2026-03-25T02:10:02.629Z
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Child labour (dangerous jobs) making a comeback. (Original Post) applegrove 15 hrs ago OP
My guess is not good. Blue Full Moon 14 hrs ago #1
MAGATS in Florida and nationwide B.See 14 hrs ago #2
They are sick f**ks. applegrove 14 hrs ago #3
Indeed they ARE. B.See 14 hrs ago #4
Iowa is letting 14 year olds work in meat packing plants JT45242 14 hrs ago #5
Well what's the point in having a pro-natalist policy Crunchy Frog 13 hrs ago #6

Blue Full Moon

(3,452 posts)
1. My guess is not good.
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 11:25 PM
14 hrs ago

If they can bring back child labor. Then child sex workers wouldn't be out of the question. Trump said 6 yrs. Old was enough. That way they could be pedophiles without going to jail.

B.See

(8,387 posts)
2. MAGATS in Florida and nationwide
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 11:33 PM
14 hrs ago

Have been trying to undermine child labour laws for some time now.

Child labor violations rise in US – as Republicans still roll back protections - The Guardian

Nebraska, Indiana and West Virginia Republicans have all rolled back child labor regulations while the number of violations has risen fivefold in the last decade

Florida looks to roll back child labor laws amid loss of immigrant labor

JT45242

(4,029 posts)
5. Iowa is letting 14 year olds work in meat packing plants
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 12:11 AM
14 hrs ago

The Jungle was not a how to book!!!

Crunchy Frog

(28,271 posts)
6. Well what's the point in having a pro-natalist policy
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 12:32 AM
13 hrs ago

if you can't dispose of the resulting extra children in a way that benefits corporations and the wealthy.

The ultimate aim of the "pro-life" movement.

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