Project 2025, a conservative playbook for a second Trump term, advocates for rolling back child labor protections, report also cites

State governments across the US are taking steps to eliminate protections for minors as rates of child labor violations, injuries and chronic school absenteeism rise, according to a report released on Wednesday.

The report by Governing for Impact, the Economic Policy Institute, and Child Labor Coalition proposes actions the Biden-Harris administration can take in response to a recent surge in child labor violations around the country and a trend of some states passing legislation that rolls back state-level child labor protections.

Its authors also warn that moves to weaken child protections will probably escalate under a second Donald Trump presidency.


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    21 小时前

    Kim Reynolds of Iowa proved this. She undermined child labor laws in the hope of getting the VP pick.

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        Compare this to the photo of Walz signing the universal free school lunches bill…

        I cannot believe this is the reality we live in. Truly.

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        I love that, while most of the awful adults in that pic are smiling, none of the kids are. They unanimously hate this shit.

        They do NOT yearn for the mines.