The US may be reversing course on child labour
www.ft.com
Acute strain on the jobs market has encouraged some states to consider reducing restrictions on employing minors
  • By “The US” they mean Republicans.
  • By “acute strain” they mean that the balance of power doesn’t utterly favor capital over labor.

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  • DaddleDew@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    A good part of the Southern US economy was originally based on slave labour and since its abolition the business culture and mentality never moved on from it. They’ve just found new ways to have cheap labour that they can exploit to different levels. Immigrants, “unskilled” workers, rented prison labour… Now that the immigrant workers are being kicked out, they’re looking for replacements to fill the gap.