How does child labor still exist in America?

Child labor is all over the news again.Most recently, at least 100 children were found illegally employed in dangerous meat-packing plant jobs across eight states. To understand why the United States has a child labor problem, we have to go back and look at our history. In this week’s Stay Tuned, we’ll uncover when child labor started, what it looked like, how we cracked down on it, and why it’s still around.

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