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    "The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people."
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    :: Sunday, June 26, 2005 ::

    12-Year Olds Working in Restaurants? No Way!! -Alberta Federation of Labour
    Tell Government kids belong in school, not serving sandwiches

    Province eases child labour laws - CBC Calgary
    Restaurants in Alberta will now find it easier to hire children as young as 12 to be waitresses, dishwashers and other staff, after the province loosened its child-labour rules.

    Critics are warning that the new regulation will make it easier to exploit adolescents, who are already considered more vulnerable than older workers.
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