Christmas Cartoons That Remind Us Not to Take the Holiday Season Too Seriously

#21: Employment Laws Are No Joke

Another cartoonist who can’t keep politics out of the festive scenes but we’re not sure in what direction this one is going. It certainly highlights that our beloved, bearded father figure relies on something akin to slave labor in order to get the job done. The elves are pretty much that.

It is probably about time that we addressed the complexities of modern employment regulations, even in Santa’s workshop. It’s not enough that we keep parroting on about how working conditions need to change in our factories and workshops if we don’t hold our imaginary made-up characters to the same standards.