How Young Is Too Young to Work?

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🗓️ 8 April 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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In response to a spike in child labor violations, some states are strengthening their laws against the practice—while 16 states have weakened laws against child labor. What’s going on? Guest: Lauren Kaori Gurley, labor reporter for the Washington Post. Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:59.4	apply So Lauren, your beat is labor, right?
1:05.0	That's correct.
1:10.0	So how often are you trying to talk to workers?
1:14.0	How often do I talk to workers? Gosh, I talk to workers all the time.
1:26.0	Lauren Kauri Gurley reports over the Washington Post.
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