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The main law regulating child labor in the United States is the Fair Labor Standards Act.For non-agricultural jobs, children under 14 may not be employed, children between 14 and 16 may be employed in allowed occupations during limited hours, and children between 16 and 17 may be employed for unlimited hours in non-hazardous occupations. [2]
Felt, Jeremy P. Hostages of Fortune: Child Labor in New York State (1965) online; Felt, Jeremy P. "The child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act." Labor History 11.4 (1970): 467–481. Firkus, Angela. "At the Factory, on the Street, and in State Institutions: Child Workers of Kansas City at the Turn of the Twentieth Century."
According to ILO minimum age convention (C138) of 1973, child labour refers to any work performed by children under the age of 12, non-light work done by children aged 12–14, and hazardous work done by children aged 15–17. Light work was defined, under this convention, as any work that does not harm a child's health and development, and ...
There’s been a serious increase in child labor law violations in the US over the past few years. Well known companies, consumer-facing name brands, have been caught employing children for ...
Lawmakers could eliminate work permits for 14- and 15-year-olds, but the DWD says the loss of fees could impact their enforcement ability.
In the fiscal year 2024, the Department of Labor concluded 736 investigations uncovering child labor violations that affected 4,030 children and assessed employers more than $15.1 million in ...
The history of labor disputes in America substantially precedes the Revolutionary period. In 1636, for instance, there was a fishermen's strike on an island off the coast of Maine and in 1677 twelve carmen were fined for going on strike in New York City. [1]
English: Child labor in the United States, 1909 Courtesy: Preus museum; Library of Congress; National Child Labor Committee Collection. Notes with the photograph Lewis Wickes Two of the helpers in the Tifton Cotton Mill, Tifton, Ga. They work regularly. Location: Tifton, Georgia, USA 1909. NMFF.001734