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Alex Padilla: It is the employers who are breaking child labor laws by placing children in hazardous conditions.

On the recordApril 18, 2023
It is the employers who are breaking child labor laws by placing children in hazardous conditions.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Senator Padilla holds employers accountable for child labor violations.

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