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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by DragonWasabi@monyet.cc to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

While child labor is viewed negatively, apparently child labor and child slavery aren't the same thing, and child labor though it could still be exploitative/cruel in other ways, can be done voluntarily by the child, and with fair treatment/compensation/etc.

I suppose you could make the argument that any child labor opens itself up to problems, but could it be done responsibly? And if not, then at what age do we draw the line of labor being not ok regardless of consent?

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[-] ch00f@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

We have decided as a nation that children under a certain age are incapable of consenting to anything.

[-] DragonWasabi@monyet.cc -5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What age is that? Unless they're really young, isn't that somewhat denying their ability to make their own decisions? What if they truly want to work and make money or get experience at a younger age?

[-] FiskFisk33@lemmy.one 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

isn’t that somewhat denying their ability to make their own decisions?

Somewhat, yes, and that's by design.
Kids under a certain age should not be held responsible for making all of their own life decisions. When kids grow up, if their parents doesn't suck, they get succesively more agency and responsibility, not making all of your own decisions is just part of being a kid.

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