CHILD LABOR IN MISSOURI?
I came across this Facebook page on STOP CHILD LABOR IN MISSOURI. Are the facts straight and who is running the campaign?--KAS
CHILD LABOR IN MISSOURI
Big corporations spent hundreds of thousands to get politicians like State Sen. Jane Cunningham elected in Missouri. Now, we know why. Cunningham recently introduced SB 222, which would drastically reduce Missouri’s child labor laws.
Under 14? Not a problem! In addition to lifting the ban on employment of children under fourteen, children under sixteen would now be allowed to work in any capacity in a motel, resort, or hotel as long as they’re given somewhere to sleep. Businesses that employ children wouldn’t even have to undergo special inspections.
One in six children worldwide don’t get up in the morning and go to school – they go to work. We won’t let this happen in Missouri.
Join our campaign to let kids be kids and stop child labor in Missouri.
CHILD LABOR IN MISSOURI
Big corporations spent hundreds of thousands to get politicians like State Sen. Jane Cunningham elected in Missouri. Now, we know why. Cunningham recently introduced SB 222, which would drastically reduce Missouri’s child labor laws.
Under 14? Not a problem! In addition to lifting the ban on employment of children under fourteen, children under sixteen would now be allowed to work in any capacity in a motel, resort, or hotel as long as they’re given somewhere to sleep. Businesses that employ children wouldn’t even have to undergo special inspections.
One in six children worldwide don’t get up in the morning and go to school – they go to work. We won’t let this happen in Missouri.
Join our campaign to let kids be kids and stop child labor in Missouri.
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posted by Kevin Anthony Stoda at 8:25 AM
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Missouri senator wants to repeal child labor laws
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Barb Shelly in KC STAR, Feb. 15,2011
Ah, to be a kid in Missouri.
If state Sen. Jane Cunningham has her way, the under-14 crowd will no longer have to worry about those stuffy labor laws saying they can’t hold a job. Teenagers of all ages will be freed from restrictions limiting how many hours they can flip burgers. And if they want to staff the drive-through window all night long, Cunningham is for that too. To heck with those early morning classes.
To see Cunningham’s motives, check out the latest information.
The Missouri legislature can always be counted on to come up with bizarre legislation, but Senate Bill 222 is the strangest we’ve see in awhile.
Cunningham, a Republican from St. Louis County, would also repeal the requirement that 14- and-15-year-olds apply for a special permit in order to work. And the state Division of Labor Standards would no longer inspect workplaces tht employ children or require them to keep special records for their youthful employees.
Cunningham is totally pro-business, but this is over the top. Under her proposed legislation, a 12- or-13-year-old could be sent to work full time in Missouri, perhaps under the guise of receiving a home-school education, of which Cunningham is a big supporter.
This bill sounds too Dickensian to go anywhere, but you never know. One ominous sign: Cunningham’s bill is assigned to the Senate’s general laws committee, which is chaired by…Senator Jane Cunningham.
Read more: http://voices.kansascity.com/entries/missouri-senator-wants-repeal-child-labor-laws/#ixzz1ETTqlrxZ
Let's discuss this. I worked legally at 14 in Kansas way-back-when. I was exploited by 16 and used to being exploited by 18. Is that the American experience you want for your kids?--KAS
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