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Chao’s Department of Labor not enforcing child labor laws?

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It would appear to be the case.

The U.S. Department of Labor is failing to effectively enforce the nation’s child labor laws, witnesses told the Workforce Protection Subcommittee today. According to a study by the National Consumers League, the number of child labor investigations decreased dramatically during the Bush administration: The number of child labor investigations conducted by the Labor Department in 2006 was at the lowest in at least a decade.

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Written by Jason Gooljar

September 23rd, 2008 at 9:53 pm

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