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?
If the money involved is enough to ensure they are not poor and legal protections exist, should there still be such a ban?
If these protections work 100% and the kids are for sure not being manipulated and it doesn’t take away from their education… And we’re sure they don’t ‘not know better’. I’m not sure if we’d need that ban.
Let’s say you’re Harry Potter. Or Hermione Granger and you’re 11 yo and you have people to make sure you don’t suffer from working. I’m okay with that. And I think they got paid more than minimum wage. I didn’t watch the documentary so I don’t know if it worked out alright for them. But starring in movies reportedly is hard work.