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[-] GiveMemes@jlai.lu 5 points 1 year ago

That law basically means that family farms can pay children to do some chores on the farm. Factory farms don't get to skirt minimum wage laws.

My grandfather owns a small sheep farm in Pennsylvania, which is why I know this. Generally I don't think it's a problem to have children doing chores for money, just have to be sure those chores are safe. A 10 year old would never be in with the animals for example, but would be a great help for collecting firewood or putting water out in another pasture or what have you.

Imo this isn't really comparable to other child labor and it's most often done by a kid that wants a new video game or what have you.

[-] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

There are states in the US with children working in butcheries.

It might be well and good for you, but for US law, "child labor" is absolutely NOT a solved problem.

Especially with Republicans wanting less regulation around the child labor.

[-] Microw@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

But the laws in Ghana aren't meaningfully different either. Most children work on family cocoa farms. It's just that they often can't afford to limit the kid's tasks to the basics.

[-] Microw@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

But the laws in Ghana aren't meaningfully different either. Most children work on family cocoa farms. It's just that they often can't afford to limit the kid's tasks to the basics.

[-] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Family owned restaurants use it often enough so that they can get a little labor out of their kids and don't have to pay for after-school activities.

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