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applegrove

(132,096 posts) Tue Mar 24, 2026, 11:12 PM Tuesday

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 Tuesday OP

My guess is not good. Blue Full Moon Tuesday #1

MAGATS in Florida and nationwide B.See Tuesday #2

They are sick f**ks. applegrove Tuesday #3

Indeed they ARE. B.See Tuesday #4

Iowa is letting 14 year olds work in meat packing plants JT45242 Yesterday #5

Well what's the point in having a pro-natalist policy Crunchy Frog Yesterday #6

Blue Full Moon

(3,453 posts)

1. My guess is not good.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 11:25 PM

Tuesday

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

(8,432 posts)

2. MAGATS in Florida and nationwide

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 11:33 PM

Tuesday

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

applegrove

(132,096 posts)

3. They are sick f**ks.

Reply to B.See (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 11:37 PM

Tuesday

B.See

(8,432 posts)

4. Indeed they ARE.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 11:46 PM

Tuesday

JT45242

(4,034 posts)

5. Iowa is letting 14 year olds work in meat packing plants

Reply to B.See (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 25, 2026, 12:11 AM

Yesterday

The Jungle was not a how to book!!!

Crunchy Frog

(28,273 posts)

6. Well what's the point in having a pro-natalist policy

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2026, 12:32 AM

Yesterday

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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