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The History and Impact of Child Labor
TLDR Child labor has been a long-standing issue throughout history, but it became significantly worse during the Industrial Revolution, with children as young as four years old working long hours in dangerous conditions for very little pay. The progressive era saw the rise of anti-child labor laws and a push for compulsory education, and today, child labor can be eradicated through expanding access to education, helping families meet basic needs, ensuring fair wages and rights for adults, and enforcing laws against child labor.
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Child labor is a serious issue that involves children working in dangerous conditions for little to no pay, and it is important to recognize the difference between child labor and children having normal jobs.
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Child labor has been a long-standing issue, with children historically being expected to work from a young age, but it became significantly worse during the Industrial Revolution.
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Child labor became significantly worse during the Industrial Revolution, with children as young as four years old working long hours in factories and mines for very little pay, leading to a decline in their physical and mental well-being.
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Child labor during the Industrial Revolution involved children as young as four years old working long hours in factories and mines for very little pay, leading to a decline in their physical and mental well-being.
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Child labor during the 19th century involved children working in various jobs such as picking cotton and tobacco on farms, working in canneries, textile mills, and as telegraph boys or newspaper sellers, often in dangerous conditions and for very little pay.
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Child labor during the late 19th century involved children working in various jobs such as breaking apart coal, weaving baskets, and rolling cigars, often in dangerous conditions and for very little pay, with few opportunities to escape these jobs unless they had wealthy parents.
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Child labor during the late 19th century involved children working in various jobs such as breaking apart coal, weaving baskets, and rolling cigars, often in dangerous conditions and for very little pay, with few opportunities to escape these jobs unless they had wealthy parents.
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The progressive era saw the rise of anti-child labor laws and a push for compulsory education, with the National Child Labor Committee forming in 1904 to lobby against child labor and hiring photographer Lewis Hine to document the conditions children were working in.
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Lewis Hine took 5,000 photos of child labor conditions, which were later used by the National Child Labor Committee to raise awareness and push for anti-child labor legislation.
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Child labor laws in the United States have different regulations for agricultural and non-agricultural jobs, with agricultural jobs having fewer protections and allowing for unlimited hours of work for children as young as 12.
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Child labor can be eradicated by expanding access to education, helping families meet basic needs, ensuring fair wages and rights for adults, and enforcing laws against child labor.
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Child labor: Not Funny is a podcast episode that discusses the importance of eradicating child labor through various means such as education, meeting basic needs, fair wages, and law enforcement.
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