Labor and employment laws.
Homesteaders didn't have "labor problems " the homestead was a family farm.
If you mean labor unions, yes, they are among his biggest supporters.
Nike and Walmart
Labor problems were not severe at this time. There are always some strikes and the unions always want to repeal Taft-Hartley, but labor problems were not a focus in the 1960 campaign.
Child labor is found in all nations - including the USA, CAnada, and UK. In developed nations, it is discouraged and closely regulated. In poor nations, less so.
The biggest draw back is the mom not making it through the labor and delivery.
labor unions and trade union
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agriculture
The nations of Western Europe were the least dependent on the labor of serfs.
One striking issue dominating the US and Japan remains the North Korean nuclear weapons program. This issue has died down a bit and the Peoples Republic of China is engaged in talks with North Korea to help solve this. The trade issues between Japan and the USA have been defused to a large extent by the "inexpensive" labor issues that the USA has with other Asian nations. Both Japan and the USA are facing cost of labor problems of low wage counties. The issue however remains when Japanese imports cannot be properly taxed because parts and labor costs incurred by Japanese corporations by using low wage nations cannot be tracted by the IRS.