rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/hold-corporate-child-exploiters-accountable?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-hold-corporate-child-exploiters-accountable' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> North Alabama Area Labor Council https://actionnetwork.org/groups/north-alabama-area-labor-council https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg Public dollars should support the public good. Alabama's taxpayers should not subsidize corporate criminals that do not follow the law. Scandalous and unlawful child labor exploitation has been increasingly exposed throughout the nation, including here in Alabama. In the 2025 legislative session, our state's lawmakers have an opportunity to do something about it. SB 22, sponsored by Sen. Merika Coleman, would allow the state to clawback tax incentives from companies that violate either state human trafficking laws or child labor provisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act. Last year, Alabama lawmakers passed SB 231, which revokes tax incentives from companies that voluntarily recognize a union in the workplace, punishing companies for respecting workers exercising their rights. Will Alabama's lawmakers punish companies that break the law and exploit children? SB 22 would be a step in the right direction for corporate accountability, providing an important enforcement avenue for basic standards of human decency from employers and important protections for Alabama’s children. Check out this fact sheet from Alabama Arise for more information and background. If you agree that Alabama should adopt SB 22 to hold companies accountable for violating child labor laws, please sign our petition and let us know if you're willing to follow up with your legislators! https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/hold-corporate-child-exploiters-accountable