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They lost limbs or fingers working on high powered machinery with little training. They worked in mines with bad ventilation and many developed lung diseases.

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The main reason for why employers wanted to hire children is because they were able to pay them less than men. Both, children and women got paid a lot less than men for doing the same job.

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What types of laws were developed against child labor?

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What types of laws were developed against child labor?

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In 1938, the Fair labor Standards Act was passed that put a few limitations on child labor. It set a minimum wage, and put limits on how many hours an employee (child) could work.

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Many of children were sent to work at factories because they couldn't afford going to school. The parents of these children were most likely financially unstable and needed their kids to work in order for the family to have food on the table and hopeuflly a roof over their heads.

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When child labor laws began to develop and why?

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When child labor laws began to develop and why?

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Britain was the first to pass laws regulating child labor. From 1802 to 1878, a series of laws gradually shortened the working hours, improved the conditions, and raised the age at which children could work. In 1921, Abbott led the campaign for a constitutional amendment limiting child labor.

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Children had many health problems and complications

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Children had many health problems and complications