Why Child Labor in America is Skyrocketing | Robert Reich
Channel: Robert Reich
Date: 2023-05-16

Corporations are now using the “labor shortage” as an excuse to bring back child labor. It’s part of a horrifying trend: Since 2015, child labor violations have risen nearly 300%.

Major companies like General Mills, Walmart, and McDonald’s have all been implicated.

Are corporate profits really more important than the safety of children?