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Point 1: In the U.S., there are strict legal restrictions related to labor practices. Regulations control the age of workers, the minimum salaries, hours, benefits, safety issues, etc. However, in many other nations, no such laws or restrictions exist.

Point 2: Daniel Sims, the sole owner of Sims Corporation, decided to expand his factory operations and open a plant in Southland, one of the countries that had no existing labor laws. Sims followed most of the regulations in the new plant that he did in his U.S. plants, but he was confused as to whether to follow U.S. child labor restrictions in Southland. His dilemma was related to the actual practices of the people of Southland. For example, the workers he hired at the new plant claimed that; since their children only went to school until they were 12 years of age, they should be able to be hired by the Sims Corp. at this age. Furthermore, the workers insisted that, since the Sims plant was a safe place to work, their children would be much better off working for him than for any other local employer.

Point 3: Sims had to decide what to do. He knew that U.S. law would not allow these children to work, but this plant was not in the U.S. and was not governed by U.S. law. He also knew that these children would all get jobs when they completed school.

Question 1: What would Kant advise and why? Be sure to stay focused on the question at hand and to use Kant's terminology to determine your response.