How Does Child Labor Affect America
Faith Onyiuke Mrs. Morales/ Mrs. Seraphin
210 Research
Child Labor
Abstract: Child labor refers to the employment of children in any work that deprives children of their childhood interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful. Child labor started around the industrial revolution. During the industrial revolution, Children had always worked, especially in farming. But factory work was hard. A child with a factory job might work 12 to 18 hours a day, six days a week, to earn a dollar. Many children began working before the age of 7, tending machines in spinning mills or hauling heavy loads. The factories were often damp, dark, and dirty. Some children worked underground, in coal mines. The working children had no time to play or go to school, and little time to rest.
Introduction …show more content…
Child labor impacted America in a bad way.
It started in America around the same time as the Industrial Revolution, which was around the 1800’s. The children, who had to do labor, got little to no education, so therefore couldn’t get descent jobs as an adult. Most of the jobs that children got, such as mines and factories, included being in dangerous situations, where with factories they were around dangerous machinery and with mining jobs, they were around explosives. It also ruined their childhoods because the jobs, the children got mostly included long hours with low pay, and they couldn’t do want they wanted. Child labor is very close to slavery whereas most children were forced to do the work because their parents made
them.
What is child labor?
Child labor is where someone hires children that are under a legal age for dangerous jobs. The average legal age in most countries is between fourteen and sixteen years old. Children are usually hired for jobs such as mines, factories, fields, and enterprise. One reason that child labor is bad is because, in several cases, the children are being forced to work by their parents, and not because they want to. In some countries in the Middle East child labor makes up 10% of the labor force. 2% - 10% in most of Latin America’s labor force is made up of child labor.
How did child labor start in America? Child labor started in America when the Industrial Revolution began in the 1800’s. The Industrial Revolution lasted around the 18th to the 19th century and started in Britain, then afterward spread to Western Europe, North American, Japan, and then eventually the world. It was the major changes in agriculture, agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology. The revolution had a deep impact on the economic, cultural, and social happenings of the time. Because of the major increase in factories, farmers got less pay, so they moved to London to get better pay. Many farms used child labor, and there were some people would have more children so they could work on the farm. It was a big turning point in human history. Because of the Industrial Revolution, there was more factories, and mines. They needed more workers, and with some jobs they need smaller hands, so they hired children. Children were also small and quick.
What kind of life did the children who were affected by child labor have?
They had a really boring life. The children mostly worked all day then came home to sleep. Children that worked in factories could have been as young as 4-5 years old. The main reason most children worked was because their parents were poor and needed money, or their parents were unable to support them, so they didn’t have a nice house to come home to and some didn’t have a home. The homes that most of the children lived in were very small and poorly made. The reason for this was because a lot of people worked in the factories, so there was many other people living around the factory and they had to build building quickly, small and very close together for the people moving close to their job. Most of the factory workers were children, and they often got low pay and were treated badly by the supervisors. They also got very little to no education, so most of them couldn’t read or write, and because of that they didn’t have very good jobs when they grew older. But that changed for some children when in 1836 Massachusetts, which was the first state to make this law, made a law that said children must go to school for at least three months a year.
Children working in Coal Mines Coal mines are very dangerous, especially for children. There were few safety rules, there were many times where the roof caved in, and the children were around explosives. Because of this, many employees including children were badly injured, or killed. Most of the smaller children worked as trappers. The trappers work with the trap doors. They sit in a hole that was in the ground, and held a string which was connected to a door. When they heard a coal wagon, they would pull the string which would open the door, so the coal wagons could come in. Where the children sat was often dirty and damp. This was a very lonely job, but it was the easiest job. The older children worked as coal bearers, which is where they would carry coal that was in baskets on their shoulders. The jobs the workers did are now done by machines.
Children working in Mills
At the mills the children worked as hard as possible and often lived there. The (children) employees were often times orphans that were taken in by the mill owners. The majority of their time was working at the machines with little time to do anything else, even sleep. There were some serious accidents that went on in the mills, like when children were scalped when their hair got caught in the machines. Some children got their hands smashed by the machines, and if a child fell asleep while working the machines, they were often killed when/if they fell into the machines.
Conclusion
The importance of employers in the worldwide movement against child labor has never been clearer. The corporate responsibility to respect human rights, including a child’s right to be free from child labor, is now widely recognized. Because children are considered an easy source of cheap labor, they are regularly employed in the diamond mining industry. In some areas of Africa, children make up more than a small part of the workforce. For children trapped in the diamond mines, life is full of hardship. Children work long days, often six or seven days a week. Compared with adults, they are even more vulnerable to injuries and accidents. Physically challenging tasks such as digging with heavy shovels or carrying bags of gravel can leave them hurt or in pain. Because of their small size, children also may be asked to perform the most dangerous activities such as entering narrow mineshafts or descending into pits where landsides may claim their lives. Many child miners do not attend school. As adults, these children often will have little choice but to continue working as miners. Child labor thereby condemns many children to a lifetime in the mines, robbing them as well as their countries of a brighter future.
Table of Contents
Paragraph 1: Introduction....................................................................................................
Paragraph 2: ........................................................................................................................
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Paragraph 7: Conclusion……………………………………………………………..........
References
"Child Labor." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 23 Dec. 2014.
"The History Place - Child Labor in America: Investigative Photos of Lewis Hine." The History Place - Child Labor in America: Investigative Photos of Lewis Hine. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Dec. 2014.
"Child Labor in Factories During the Industrial Revolution." Child Labor in Factories During the Industrial Revolution. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Dec. 2014.
210 Research
Child Labor
Abstract: Child labor refers to the employment of children in any work that deprives children of their childhood interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful. Child labor started around the industrial revolution. During the industrial revolution, Children had always worked, especially in farming. But factory work was hard. A child with a factory job might work 12 to 18 hours a day, six days a week, to earn a dollar. Many children began working before the age of 7, tending machines in spinning mills or hauling heavy loads. The factories were often damp, dark, and dirty. Some children worked underground, in coal mines. The working children had no time to play or go to school, and little time to rest.
Introduction …show more content…
Child labor impacted America in a bad way.
It started in America around the same time as the Industrial Revolution, which was around the 1800’s. The children, who had to do labor, got little to no education, so therefore couldn’t get descent jobs as an adult. Most of the jobs that children got, such as mines and factories, included being in dangerous situations, where with factories they were around dangerous machinery and with mining jobs, they were around explosives. It also ruined their childhoods because the jobs, the children got mostly included long hours with low pay, and they couldn’t do want they wanted. Child labor is very close to slavery whereas most children were forced to do the work because their parents made
them.
What is child labor?
Child labor is where someone hires children that are under a legal age for dangerous jobs. The average legal age in most countries is between fourteen and sixteen years old. Children are usually hired for jobs such as mines, factories, fields, and enterprise. One reason that child labor is bad is because, in several cases, the children are being forced to work by their parents, and not because they want to. In some countries in the Middle East child labor makes up 10% of the labor force. 2% - 10% in most of Latin America’s labor force is made up of child labor.
How did child labor start in America? Child labor started in America when the Industrial Revolution began in the 1800’s. The Industrial Revolution lasted around the 18th to the 19th century and started in Britain, then afterward spread to Western Europe, North American, Japan, and then eventually the world. It was the major changes in agriculture, agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology. The revolution had a deep impact on the economic, cultural, and social happenings of the time. Because of the major increase in factories, farmers got less pay, so they moved to London to get better pay. Many farms used child labor, and there were some people would have more children so they could work on the farm. It was a big turning point in human history. Because of the Industrial Revolution, there was more factories, and mines. They needed more workers, and with some jobs they need smaller hands, so they hired children. Children were also small and quick.
What kind of life did the children who were affected by child labor have?
They had a really boring life. The children mostly worked all day then came home to sleep. Children that worked in factories could have been as young as 4-5 years old. The main reason most children worked was because their parents were poor and needed money, or their parents were unable to support them, so they didn’t have a nice house to come home to and some didn’t have a home. The homes that most of the children lived in were very small and poorly made. The reason for this was because a lot of people worked in the factories, so there was many other people living around the factory and they had to build building quickly, small and very close together for the people moving close to their job. Most of the factory workers were children, and they often got low pay and were treated badly by the supervisors. They also got very little to no education, so most of them couldn’t read or write, and because of that they didn’t have very good jobs when they grew older. But that changed for some children when in 1836 Massachusetts, which was the first state to make this law, made a law that said children must go to school for at least three months a year.
Children working in Coal Mines Coal mines are very dangerous, especially for children. There were few safety rules, there were many times where the roof caved in, and the children were around explosives. Because of this, many employees including children were badly injured, or killed. Most of the smaller children worked as trappers. The trappers work with the trap doors. They sit in a hole that was in the ground, and held a string which was connected to a door. When they heard a coal wagon, they would pull the string which would open the door, so the coal wagons could come in. Where the children sat was often dirty and damp. This was a very lonely job, but it was the easiest job. The older children worked as coal bearers, which is where they would carry coal that was in baskets on their shoulders. The jobs the workers did are now done by machines.
Children working in Mills
At the mills the children worked as hard as possible and often lived there. The (children) employees were often times orphans that were taken in by the mill owners. The majority of their time was working at the machines with little time to do anything else, even sleep. There were some serious accidents that went on in the mills, like when children were scalped when their hair got caught in the machines. Some children got their hands smashed by the machines, and if a child fell asleep while working the machines, they were often killed when/if they fell into the machines.
Conclusion
The importance of employers in the worldwide movement against child labor has never been clearer. The corporate responsibility to respect human rights, including a child’s right to be free from child labor, is now widely recognized. Because children are considered an easy source of cheap labor, they are regularly employed in the diamond mining industry. In some areas of Africa, children make up more than a small part of the workforce. For children trapped in the diamond mines, life is full of hardship. Children work long days, often six or seven days a week. Compared with adults, they are even more vulnerable to injuries and accidents. Physically challenging tasks such as digging with heavy shovels or carrying bags of gravel can leave them hurt or in pain. Because of their small size, children also may be asked to perform the most dangerous activities such as entering narrow mineshafts or descending into pits where landsides may claim their lives. Many child miners do not attend school. As adults, these children often will have little choice but to continue working as miners. Child labor thereby condemns many children to a lifetime in the mines, robbing them as well as their countries of a brighter future.
Table of Contents
Paragraph 1: Introduction....................................................................................................
Paragraph 2: ........................................................................................................................
Paragraph 3: .........................................................................................................................
Paragraph 4: ………………………………………………………………………………
Paragraph 5: .........................................................................................................................
Paragraph 6: ……………………………………………………………………………...
Paragraph 7: Conclusion……………………………………………………………..........
References
"Child Labor." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 23 Dec. 2014.
"The History Place - Child Labor in America: Investigative Photos of Lewis Hine." The History Place - Child Labor in America: Investigative Photos of Lewis Hine. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Dec. 2014.
"Child Labor in Factories During the Industrial Revolution." Child Labor in Factories During the Industrial Revolution. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Dec. 2014.