1. Here’s what you need to do: Please be seated ASAP! Notebook – Pen/Pencil Please be ready to begin. Turn off all electronics. Thanks!

2. Child Labor Growing up in a hurry

3. Why use children? Cheap labor.Cheap labor. Unions were not interested in children.Unions were not interested in children. Could do repetitive tasks.Could do repetitive tasks.

4. Working conditions for children. Long hours.Long hours. Unsafe and un- regulated.Unsafe and un- regulated. Weight limits........Weight limits........

5. Images of the Industrial Revolution. “Children at work”

17. A simple story Andrew Chippa Young Andrew was hired to pay off fathers debt of $54. He actually increased his families debt to $88.17. Debt was built up by a “Truck Store”.

18. Power in pictures Lewis Hine – photographed children at work from 1908- 1912.Lewis Hine – photographed children at work from 1908- 1912. Jacob Riis – took pictures of America no one was wanting to seeJacob Riis – took pictures of America no one was wanting to see

19. What brings child labor to an end? Public pressure due to social issues.Public pressure due to social issues. Move to a compulsory education.Move to a compulsory education. Triangle Shirtwaist Co. FireTriangle Shirtwaist Co. Fire Child Labor Laws – State/Local level.Child Labor Laws – State/Local level.

20. What was being done? 1904 National Child Labor Committee. 1904 National Child Labor Committee. - organized by concerned citizens. -looked at past laws and the need for further regulations. further regulations. 1938 National Wage and Hour Act. 1938 National Wage and Hour Act. -regulated minimum wage.40 cents per/hr. -set minimum work age at 18 for industrial labor. labor.

21. What do you think? If there were no regulations on children working would you be in favor of Child Labor?If there were no regulations on children working would you be in favor of Child Labor? With no regulations were the factory owners doing the right thing by employing kids?With no regulations were the factory owners doing the right thing by employing kids? Are we too strict today with Child Labor laws? Should they be stricter? More relaxed?Are we too strict today with Child Labor laws? Should they be stricter? More relaxed?

22. The End Picture Source: www.thehistoryplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor