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Greed and desperation.
During a time when employers could pay workers pennies a day, and children were paid half, and money was so short that people had to have as many wage earners as possible in the family, so they would send their kids to work in the sweat shops. 2 kids working full time was like another paycheck.
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∙ 14y agobecause of laziness and laws that were passed
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cheap labor. and less kids in schools. personally i am quite fond of child labor laws.
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AFL-CIO is not a union, it is a trade group or association of real unions.
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no
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What majot events happened during Child Labor? When? Where?
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No, see the link below for the US Dept. of Labor's state by state laws regarding child labor.
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Social Gospel and the Church is what caused for leaders to push for child labor laws and shorter workweeks as well as for a limit on the power of corporation and trust.
What caused leaders to push for child labor and shorter workweeks as well as a limit on the power of corporation and trusts?
Social Gospel and the Church is what caused for leaders to push for child labor laws and shorter workweeks as well as for a limit on the power of corporation and trust.
Is there child labor going on in the us?
yes all over
What caused leaders to push for Child labor laws and shorter workweeks as well as for the limit on the power of Corporations and trust?
Social Gospel and the Church is what caused for leaders to push for child labor laws and shorter workweeks as well as for a limit on the power of corporation and trust.
