Alabama
As GOP Erodes Child Labor Laws, Alabama Roofer Fined Just $117K for Teen’s Worksite Death | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Workers’ rights advocates on Wednesday decried a meager fine for an Alabama contractor that illegally employed a 15-year-old boy who died on the job, a move that came amid a push by Republicans at the federal and state level to roll back child labor protections. The U.S. Department of Labor fined Pelham, Alabama-based Apex Roofing […]
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Alabama
Children as young as 12 working in Hyundai-owned plant in Alabama – People’s World | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
In this Jan. 27, 2011, file photo, a Hyundai Elantra, left, and Hyundai Sonatas move down the assembly line in the Hyundai manufacturing plant in Montgomery, Ala. The factory is supplied with parts from the Hyundai-owned SMART plant, a metal stamping facility where rampant exploitation of child labor has been exposed. | Mickey Welsh / […]
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