> The point of saying children can't consent, is that they can't do it alone.
Yes they can, for some jobs. Not every job. I don't have a full list of which ones allow it and which ones don't, but it's not difficult to infer this if you look up the relevant laws and regulations, since they sometimes explicitly mention things like "minors working until 11 p.m. on nights before a school day are required to have written parental permission" [1], for instance.
Yes they can, for some jobs. Not every job. I don't have a full list of which ones allow it and which ones don't, but it's not difficult to infer this if you look up the relevant laws and regulations, since they sometimes explicitly mention things like "minors working until 11 p.m. on nights before a school day are required to have written parental permission" [1], for instance.
[1] https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/child-labor