Since the 1930s, the federal government has banned children under 18 from working in particularly hazardous occupations. However, Project 2025 proposes to let parents decide.
With parental consent and proper training, certain young adults should be allowed to learn and work in dangerous jobs, according to Project 2025's authors.
From 2021 to 2023, at least 10 state legislatures moved to weaken child labor laws, with rollbacks enacted in various states amidst increasing child labor law violations.
The Department of Labor recorded an 88 percent increase in child labor violations from 2019 to 2023, highlighting the ongoing exploitation of undocumented children.
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