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applegrove

(118,492 posts)
Wed Mar 8, 2023, 03:21 PM Mar 2023

Arkansas Loosens Child Labor Protections

Arkansas Loosens Child Labor Protections

March 8, 2023 at 1:49 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 72 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2023/03/08/arkansas-loosens-child-labor-protections/

"SNIP........

“Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) signed into law this week legislation that rolls back significant portions of the state’s child labor protections,” the Washington Post reports.

“The law eliminates requirements for the state to verify the age of children younger than 16 before they can take a job.”

........SNIP"

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Initech

(100,040 posts)
2. Hey conservatives, please stop pretending that you care about children.
Wed Mar 8, 2023, 03:34 PM
Mar 2023

You clearly don't give a flying fuck.

applegrove

(118,492 posts)
4. I wonder if the factories have to follow daycare regulations and give
Wed Mar 8, 2023, 03:37 PM
Mar 2023

the children a certain minimum amount of sunlight through windows?

atreides1

(16,066 posts)
5. Other Red States will soon follow
Wed Mar 8, 2023, 03:44 PM
Mar 2023

Now I know why the Right is against abortion...they need a pool of cheap labor!!!

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