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US child labour violations rise as businesses defy laws to fill roles

Tight job market fuels increase in breaches as some state legislators push to relax rules
Rather than seeking to increase protections for children, some US states have responded to the pressures in the job market by looking to lift more restrictions

Child labour breaches have soared in the US as businesses grappling with staff shortages resort to illegally using teenagers to fill graveyard shifts.

Violations of child labour rules rose by 37 per cent during 2022, according to official US figures, with the number of minors discovered by the Department of Labor to be unlawfully employed increasing from 2,819 to 3,876.

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