German "Child Labour" commission.
Posted on 02/15/2021 9:59:20 AM PST by nickcarraway
Singer Angelo Kelly has been fined for bringing his son on stage to sing under child labour laws.
Hassfurt administrative court in Bavaria slapped a €3,000 (£2,600)[USD$3,640] on folk singer Angelo Kelly after his four-year-old son performed on stage with him at a summer concert in 2019.
The German dpa news agency reported that the court deemed it to go against Germany's Youth Labour Protection Act as as it wasn't officially approved by authorities as per the regulations and Angelo's kid, William, was on stage until 8.20pm, when the Act states children can be in musical performances if it's between 8am and 5pm.
According to dpa, the court said: "During this performance, the child William stood for at least 30 minutes on the stage where he played along, sang along and interpreted his own song."
"This is is considered work by the Youth Labour Protection Act."
Angelo was understandably fuming at the ruling, saying: "As a father, the well-being of my children is the most important thing for me. William was and is never obliged to appear with us at our shows. If he did it, it was because he wanted to."
Angelo's lawyer Julian Ackermann was also unhappy at the decision. He said a "brief appearance on the stage in the presence of one's mother and siblings at a concert given by one's own father" to be ruled as child labour was unjust.
Ironically, Angelo's son was singing 'What A Wonderful World'. Not according to German authorities...
So, if you sing with your child in your living after 5:00 PM, does that violate child labor laws?
I’m surprised they allow kids to do chores.
I worked in Germany for a month.
I offered to work the weekend to get something done in time (looming deadlines, limited time there).
German manager was horrified: “if you do that, I’ll go to jail.” Working outside assigned hours was verboten.
It sounds like it could be ok, if you filled out the proper forms and “got approval from the authorities”.
;-)
The Germans just can’t hide their Inner Nanzi....
Neither can Democrats.
No it was “Take your children to work” day
Reminds me of a Snowbird Yankee getting upset at my father because I was working on the roof at age 12 with my father (roofer). The Yankee threaten to call the union on my father. My father got a good laugh about it. We don’t have unions in the South.
I could have been out doing drugs and stealing instead of learning a trade. I did learn not to be a roofer as an adult. Another important value I learn: I could never live up North.
German "Child Labour" commission.
difference between european laws and ours
in europe if the law doesn’t explicitly make something legal, its illegal
here, if the law doesnt explicitly make something illegal, its legal
the big difference between states as rights granters and those that believe in inherent individual rights the state protects
It was take your kid to work day.
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