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The children yearn for the mines (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by MECHAGIC to c/aboringdystopia

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[–] leires 59 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Some facts to consider:

This happened in New South Wales, in a very rural area. People are not going to commute out to this remote location for minimum wage.
Kids volunteer on the weekends and parents sign off on it.
Some of the kids like it because they don't have anything else to do, they learn a job skill, and they make a little money.

That said, I don't agree with it. Hire adults and do what everyone else does by having a "bring your child to work day/week" if you want to teach kids. Or make a field trip. Let's not go backwards in society to benefit companies.

[–] givesomefucks 38 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Kids volunteer on the weekends and parents sign off on it.

I grew up in a poor rural area, and we had a bunch of child labor due to agriculture exceptions.

Most of it wasn't kids earning a "life skill" or pocket money. It was poor kids who had to work. And usually their parents worked there too.

And they only need to be 12 for it to be legal.

The families need the kids to work, but the kids working inflates the labor pool and keeps wages low.

If a kids like 16 and wants to pick up a part time job, cool.

But little kids shouldn't be holding down jobs.

[–] cheese_greater 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Having partially grown up with this shit, I would say these asshole can absolutely get fucked and do the work themselves. They good enough to count beans, they good enough to clear the land, plant em, take care of them, harvest them, and sell 'em all before they get to do beancounting duties. You count the beans you bring to market by the sweat of your own brows, no exceptions

Might help them realize why Protestant work ethic shit is garbage exploiter nonsense

[–] PlantDadManGuy 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I made this exact argument yesterday on the shit hole formerly known as Reddit, and of course got nothing but backlash from angry neck beards who think everyone should be allowed to pull themselves up by their bootstraps at the age of 11.

[–] 2deck 21 points 3 months ago (2 children)

"minimum wage" <- thars yer prooblem

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago

“Well if we pay much more than that, it will dip into OUR profit! What are we supposed to do, just make less money?!”

[–] Rakudjo 6 points 3 months ago

Can't spell "minimum wage" without "minimum age!"

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago

They might commute if it was easy and cheaper than what they're paid. You want workers, make it worth their while.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

Oh, well then, it's perfectly fine...

NO. WTF?!?

[–] duffman 2 points 3 months ago

How many hours. If it's 2 or less per week I'm fine with it.