Florida Destroys Child Labor Laws for children over 14 years old
@TCMuffin Those poor kids. Working a night shift, and then school a few hours later, if they can stay awake, that is. This is some kind of slavery, as they won’t be paid any kind of decent wage, probably denied rest, water or food breaks too. The statuatory recommendations for those were removed a couple of years ago. I doubt they will be trained for health & safety either, or companies monitored to ensure those kids are safe in whatever forced labour they are doing. It’s criminal child neglect.
Agreed with all of this...it's a terrifying attack on the children of the less well off and disadvantaged Americans
And all to plug the gaps left by deporting migrants/refugees
@TCMuffin Or make wealthy corporations who back Trump and this administration even wealthier. Disgusting amoral people who only see money and don’t care in the least about people’s lives.
And, of course, the last thing the Republicans (and the Tories) want is an educated population
In response to this article, Caroline said "That has to be fake news!"...then I showed her this...
Alarm as Florida Republicans move to fill deported workers’ jobs with children: ‘It’s insane, right?’
Governor Ron DeSantis leads push to loosen child labor laws as immigration crackdown leads to workforce shortage
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/29/florida-republicans-immigrant-jobs-child-labor