A child labor expansion bill being pushed by Republicans and industry groups in Iowa to allow children to work in meat coolers would stand in violation of federal labor laws.
, is to make it easier for businesses to violate federal child labor laws.
“This letter confirms what we’ve argued since this debate began: in the rush to expand child labor in Iowa, Republican legislators will be inviting businesses to break federal law,” said state Sen. Nate Boulton in a statement. “Protections against unsafe and exploitative child labor are there for a reason, and failed measures to address Iowa’s workforce crisis is no excuse to undermine those safeguards.
State Rep. Jeff Cooling, the top Democrat on the House Labor and Workforce Committee, pointed out that the bill was“With active child investigations underway in Iowa, now is not the time to put more kids at risk in dangerous working environments,” Cooling said. “Since this bill was pushed by out-of-state special interests, the governor should do what’s best for Iowans and veto the bill.
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