The Midnight Shift: Today's Child Labor Crisis


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Feb 16 2025 49 mins  

Summary:

In this episode of [F]law School, guest Luke Hinrichs joins hosts Nolan Mascarenhas and Troy Brown to discuss his [F]law article, Economy of Exploitation, which sheds light on the issue of child labor. Hinrichs describes how child labor — an issue labeled a problem of the past — is highly relevant today, with legislation failing to protect exploited youth workers. As the episode notes, the issue goes beyond the continued exploitation of children; it's a window into the fallacies of identification and regulation of child labor. By debunking previous gaps in the legal structures and today’s lack of corporate accountability, this episode explores and highlights the existence of modern-day child labor.

Editors:

Special thanks to Giovana de Oliveira for production and editing and to Gauri Sood and Reya Singh for their assistance with this episode.

Guest Bio:

Luke Hinrichs is a third-year law student at Harvard Law School specializing in employment and antitrust law. He has worked in public antitrust enforcement and private antitrust litigation. As a student attorney with the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, Luke represents indigent plaintiffs in employment and wage law litigation.

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Our theme music is "I Been Waiting" by Crystal Squad, and you'll also hear segments of "Palms Down" by Blue Dot Sessions.

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