Child labor probe spreads to meatpacking, produce firms in 11 states
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A federal investigation into Guatemalan children working in the U.S. in violation of child labor laws has expanded to include firms across the country, from Virginia to Colorado.
  • stanleytweedle
    3·
    2 years ago

    The depth of corruption required to allow this to happen is just painful. The chain of people who either took part or look the other way must stretch across the entire country. Sadly this just isn’t as shocking as it should be. We’re just not doing anything to oppose the overwhelming greed that feeds on human desperation, if anything we root for it.

    • zombuey@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 years ago

      Don’t worry state legislatures will pass bills to make it all legal like Arkansas. Then it will all be on the up and up. PROBLEM SOLVED!