• Codpiece@feddit.uk
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    15 hours ago

    Could still happen in the US during their lifetime. Never give up hope.

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      14 hours ago

      It has, and recently.

      February 22, 2024

      U.S. authorities have accused another sanitation company of illegally hiring at least two dozen children to clean dangerous meat processing facilities, the latest example of illegal child labor that officials say is increasingly common.

      The Labor Department asked a federal judge for an injunction to halt the employment of minors by Tennessee-based Fayette Janitorial Service LLC, saying it believes at least four children were still working at one Iowa slaughterhouse as of Dec. 12.

      https://apnews.com/article/illegal-child-labor-slaughterhouses-8f95aef240050c6910aa8e1b6bce1c6a