Lots of people in the comments are wilfully eliding the distinction between their fond memories of working for a few hours to save for candy and videogames, and the child exploitation being described in the article.
In response to a comment saying that all 12 year olds should be banned from working:
> This is child labour. It's indefensible.
People are pointing out that working at that age can be safe and beneficial. Nobody is claiming that kids should work full time, and people don't feel the need to add that disclaimer because its not a reasonable position they would need to defend against.
> I enjoyed milk as a kid
> Oh, so you think people should be forced to drink milk? You want every other beverage banned? You are willfully eliding important clarifications.
