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applegrove

(132,928 posts) Tue Mar 24, 2026, 11:12 PM Mar 24

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 Mar 24 OP

My guess is not good. Blue Full Moon Mar 24 #1

MAGATS in Florida and nationwide B.See Mar 24 #2

They are sick f**ks. applegrove Mar 24 #3

Indeed they ARE. B.See Mar 24 #4

Iowa is letting 14 year olds work in meat packing plants JT45242 Mar 25 #5

Well what's the point in having a pro-natalist policy Crunchy Frog Mar 25 #6

Blue Full Moon

(3,624 posts)

1. My guess is not good.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 11:25 PM

Mar 24

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

(8,735 posts)

2. MAGATS in Florida and nationwide

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 11:33 PM

Mar 24

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

(132,928 posts)

3. They are sick f**ks.

Reply to B.See (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 11:37 PM

Mar 24

B.See

(8,735 posts)

4. Indeed they ARE.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 11:46 PM

Mar 24

JT45242

(4,100 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

Mar 25

The Jungle was not a how to book!!!

Crunchy Frog

(28,298 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

Mar 25

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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