Argument Against Child Labor Laws

Child labor laws were established after unsafe work conditions killed over more than 30,000 children. The deaths were caused by extreme heat and cold, no instructions of how to properly run equipment, and lack of nutrients. Others include overworking and falling asleep on the job, carrying heavy loads constantly wore down their bodies, confined spaces caused diseases to build up and spread. Over 20% of the jobs in a factor were done by children as they did not complain as much for pay as adults did. Overworking the children was another way of violation. The children were expected to work 11/12 hours a day with little to no breaks. These rights got protected by laws such as children are not required to work, but they must be at least 16 or 18