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McDonald's franchise in Louisiana and Texas hired minors to work illegally, Labor Department finds (apnews.com)

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Federal labor officials say the McDonald’s franchise that controls 12 restaurants in metro New Orleans violated child labor laws and has hired more than 80 minors in two states.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Did anyone else read that Children at Work book as a kid? It was sort of a picture book aimed at teaching kids about historical child labour in the US (mine workers, factory workers, residential factories, etc). As a kid I thought we’d committed to being ashamed of that practice which stole the energy, youth, and vitality from a disproportionately poor population of children.