There's a growing movement among some Republican-led states to roll back child labor regulations.

Last week in Iowa, state senators approved a bill that would allow children as youngest

14 to work night shifts and allow 15-year-olds on assembly lines.

Iowa's Republican governor, Ken Brennell, to signal her support for the legislation.

Iowa is just one of seven states where lawmakers have either passed or introduced laws to

roll back child labor laws so far this year.

An investigation by the Washington Post revealed that these changes are largely being pushed

by a conservative advocacy group called the Foundation for Government Accountability.

That group is working with state legislators to craft laws that make it easier for children

to work longer hours under more dangerous conditions.

Meanwhile, child labor violations have soared in recent years as the Biden administration

struggles to enforce existing regulations.

How are child labor laws changing from state to state?

And what role do finish should the government have in regulating child labor?

We'll get into all that and more after this quick break.

I'm Jen White.

You're listening to the 1A podcast where we get to the heart of the story.

Let's get into the conversation and welcome our guests.

Joining us now is Beth English.

She's the executive director of the organization of American historians and historian of the

19th and 20th centuries United States.

She's also an affiliate faculty member at the Department of History at Indiana University.

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