‘Our kids are not for sale’: Advocacy group rallies against proposed child labor law changes in Iowa
Updated: 8:20 AM CST Feb 28, 2023
‘Our kids are not for sale’: Advocacy group rallies against proposed child labor law changes in Iowa
Updated: 8:20 AM CST Feb 28, 2023
WARNING. RIGHT NOW, AT THE STATE HOUSE ADVOCACY GROUP PROGRESS, IOWA IS RALLYING AGAINST PROPOSED CHANGES TO CHILD LABOR LAWS. A CROWD GATHERED IN THE ROTUNDA JUST HOURS AGO. IT’S NOT OUR. THE BILL ALLOWS 14 YEAR OLDS TO PERFORM MORE JOBS LIKE BEING IN SIDE FREEZERS, MEAT COOLERS AND ALLOWING TO USE MORE EQUIPMENT IN THE KITCHEN. 16 AND 17 YEAR OLDS WOULD BE
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‘Our kids are not for sale’: Advocacy group rallies against proposed child labor law changes in Iowa
Updated: 8:20 AM CST Feb 28, 2023
Progress Iowa, an advocacy group, rallied against proposed changes to child labor laws at the Statehouse on Monday.The crowd gathered in the rotunda and chanted "Our kids are not for sale."The bill, Senate File 167, would allow 14-year-olds to perform more jobs that would include being inside freezers and meat coolers and being allowed to use more equipment in kitchens.The bill would also allow 16- and 17-year-olds to serve alcohol.
DES MOINES, Iowa —
Progress Iowa, an advocacy group, rallied against proposed changes to child labor laws at the Statehouse on Monday.
The crowd gathered in the rotunda and chanted "Our kids are not for sale."
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The bill, , would allow 14-year-olds to perform more jobs that would include being inside freezers and meat coolers and being allowed to use more equipment in kitchens.
The bill would also allow 16- and 17-year-olds to serve alcohol.