Child Labor by Kaili Rascon https://padlet.com/1042964/ylaqxic5ify7 en-us 2019-04-02 15:17:43 UTC 2026-03-14 02:54:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Manbag.png Working Conditions 1042964 https://padlet.com/1042964/ylaqxic5ify7/wish/347681485 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.]]> 2019-04-02 15:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/1042964/ylaqxic5ify7/wish/347681485 There were many young children 1042964 https://padlet.com/1042964/ylaqxic5ify7/wish/347682407 2019-04-02 15:26:36 UTC https://padlet.com/1042964/ylaqxic5ify7/wish/347682407 Why did children go to work? 1042964 https://padlet.com/1042964/ylaqxic5ify7/wish/347683552 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.]]> 2019-04-02 15:28:38 UTC https://padlet.com/1042964/ylaqxic5ify7/wish/347683552 Why employers hired children: 1042964 https://padlet.com/1042964/ylaqxic5ify7/wish/347685985 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.]]> 2019-04-02 15:32:50 UTC https://padlet.com/1042964/ylaqxic5ify7/wish/347685985 When child labor laws began to develop and why? 1042964 https://padlet.com/1042964/ylaqxic5ify7/wish/347691218 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. ]]> 2019-04-02 15:41:48 UTC https://padlet.com/1042964/ylaqxic5ify7/wish/347691218 Children got seriously injured 1042964 https://padlet.com/1042964/ylaqxic5ify7/wish/347697213 2019-04-02 15:51:47 UTC https://padlet.com/1042964/ylaqxic5ify7/wish/347697213 Children had many health problems and complications 1042964 https://padlet.com/1042964/ylaqxic5ify7/wish/347698352 2019-04-02 15:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/1042964/ylaqxic5ify7/wish/347698352 They were treated like slaves 1042964 https://padlet.com/1042964/ylaqxic5ify7/wish/347700221 2019-04-02 15:57:39 UTC https://padlet.com/1042964/ylaqxic5ify7/wish/347700221 Long hours of work 1042964 https://padlet.com/1042964/ylaqxic5ify7/wish/347701001 2019-04-02 15:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/1042964/ylaqxic5ify7/wish/347701001 What types of laws were developed against child labor? 1042964 https://padlet.com/1042964/ylaqxic5ify7/wish/347701959 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. ]]> 2019-04-02 16:01:02 UTC https://padlet.com/1042964/ylaqxic5ify7/wish/347701959