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Florida has been working for years to crack down on employers that hire undocumented immigrants. But that presented a problem for businesses in the state that are desperate for workers to fill low-wage and often undesirable jobs.

Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state legislature have a potential solution: children.

The state’s legislature on Tuesday advanced a bill that would loosen child labor laws, allowing children as young as 14 years old to work overnight shifts. If the new law is passed, teenagers would be able to work overnight jobs on school days. They are currently prevented from working earlier than 6:30 am or later than 11 pm per state law. The new law, which also includes a number of changes including eliminating working time restrictions on teenagers aged 14 and 15 if they are home-schooled and ending guaranteed meal breaks for 16 and 17 year olds.

The number of child labor violations in Florida has nearly tripled in recent years, according to US Department of Labor statistics.

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[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The number of child labor violations in Florida has nearly tripled in recent years..

So it's time to move the goal posts?

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 21 points 3 days ago (1 children)

We solved the illegal child labour crisis!

...by making it legal child labour!

[–] peteyestee@feddit.org 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

We can tax their wages and use those taxes to pay for schooling and indoctrination.

[–] Deello@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

to pay for schooling and indoctrination.

...of the kids that can afford to be in school.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 days ago

That's Florida's thing. If too many people are dying from Covid, remove the stats or fudge them. There are a lot more, but I'm too tired to remember all of them.

[–] JSocial@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Florida has been working for years to crack down on employers that hire undocumented immigrants.

[Citation needed]

[–] FoolishAchilles@lemm.ee 9 points 3 days ago

Time to take back all those jobs you claimed were being stolen from you then eh? How sad that the “adults” are offering up children as their solution to a problem of their own making.

[–] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 5 points 3 days ago

Well after all, they don't need education

Who said they want to work?

[–] WuceBrillis@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

How are there not riots over this?!

[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago

People too busy watching the Kardashians or whatever the fuck is on TV these days..