Martin Niziolek
Martin Niziolek voted up Charles Davis' answer
Do you think there should be stricter legislation protecting young workers in every industry?

The US has pretty strict laws on underage workers. I do think there should be laws world wide, but, who's going to enforce them, and how? Let's invade North Korea or China to stop child labor abuse, I don't think that's going to happen. The only road we have is education and example.

Martin Niziolek
Martin Niziolek voted up PJ Stein's answer
U.S. laws protect child workers. But the laws are different for different kinds of jobs. For example, there are fewer limits on the work children can do on farms. What do you think?

The only way a child can work on a farm is if it is a family farm. Children are given chores to do and it is often th only way a family farm can function. Plus the laws were writtien when there were a lot of family farms. It was vital to feeding our country. … Read more

Martin Niziolek
Martin Niziolek voted up Charles Davis' answer
U.S. laws protect child workers. But the laws are different for different kinds of jobs. For example, there are fewer limits on the work children can do on farms. What do you think?

The labor laws for farms are similar to other labor laws, ESPECIALLY when it comes to child labor laws. They are a bit loser for agriculture (not just farms) then it is for other industries, but not much. About the only actual law I know of, for sure, is the overtime law.