US states relax child labor laws amid rise in illegal work

Working in industrial laundries at age 14, laboring up to 35 hours a week on top of school — some US states are relaxing the barriers to employing minors, despite rising cases of exploitation. At least five states have amended their legislation covering adolescent job regulations, with Arkansas being the latest to see changes take […]

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