OUR VIEW: Don’t loosen Wisconsin’s labor laws for children
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Children’s Safety Should Be Prioritized in Wisconsin’s Labor Shortage
Children working longer hours in more dangerous settings is not the solution to Wisconsin’s labor shortage.
The Legislature should let kids be kids — and protect them from hazardous job sites.
That includes the sawmill in Florence County where a 16-year-old boy died in July while trying to unjam a wood-stacking machine. That includes the slaughterhouses where a Grant County-based company had children as young as 13 working with hazardous chemicals and cleaning saws. Several of the minors suffered injuries and burns.
That includes Wisconsin taverns, where 14-year-olds shouldn’t be allowed to serve alcohol.
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With an aging population and a low unemployment rate of just 2.9%, Wisconsin definitely needs more workers to grow and prosper. But loosening child labor laws would be short-sighted and harmful. Wisconsin has much better options, including immigration, automation, education and child care.
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