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What types of child labor laws developed.

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What types of child labor laws developed.

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The first law that was passed, was the constitutional amendment. Then, in 1938, Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act. This made young kids not have to work, at such a young age, and makes it so that dangerous work is restricted to all the way up to 18 years old.

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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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The U.S. Congress passed two laws, in 1918 and 1922. In 1924, Congress proposed a constitutional amendment prohibiting child labor. It fixed minimum ages of 16 for work during school hours, 14 for certain jobs after school, and 18 for dangerous work.

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Why employers would want children to work.

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Why employers would want children to work.

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They wanted little children to work because they had nimble fingers, and could work certain systems, better than older people could. Hiring these kids was very easy, because they were cheap, and obedient. There were also no laws which stated that they couldn't work at a young age.

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What Were Working Conditions for Children?

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What Were Working Conditions for Children?

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There were many dangerous conditions, that the children had to work through, and they sometimes lost some limbs and fingers. They worked hard, and did not have food to eat, or clothes, nor shelter.

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Many of the children that actually did child labor, did go to work because their parents were poor, so they could supplement the income for the house. They also worked, because their parents didn't have enough money for the child's education. Their generation of family was already known for working child labor.