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ISTANBUL Facing a labor shortage caused by stricter immigration laws, lawmakers in the US state of Florida advanced a bill on Tuesday to loosen child labor restrictions. Under current rules, minors as young as 14 are prohibited from working between 11 pm and 6.30 am, but the proposed bill could permit overnight shift work on school nights, CNN reported. Florida Senate's Commerce and Tourism Committee approved the bill easing child labor restrictions Tuesday by a vote of 5-4. The bill will