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Child Labor: Then & Now
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Legal Definition of CHILD:
• Any person under the age of 18
• A dependent; not able to support oneself
• A minor• ALL OF YOU!
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Statistics: THEN & Now
• Children as young as SIX years old worked in the factories (primarily textiles)
• Worked long hours for little to no pay
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Statistics: THEN & Now
• Worked up to 19 hours per day
• Received a one hour break (TOTAL)
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Statistics: THEN & Now
• Both male & female children worked in the factories
• All were subject to beatings & other harsh forms of discipline
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Statistics: THEN & Now
• Punishment for tardiness?• Being “weighted”• Forced to carry a heavy weight around one’s neck; up to an hour
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Statistics: THEN & Now
• Accidents were VERY common among child laborers
• Loss of limbs, etc.
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Statistics: THEN & Now• Factory Acts of 1819:
–Children from 9-16 were limited to a 12 hour day.
• Factory Acts of 1833:–Children under 9 were banned from
all textile mills.–Children under 18 no longer worked
at night–Provided safety inspections
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Statistics: THEN & Now• Mine Acts
–Children and women were no longer allowed to work in the coal mines
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Statistics: Then & NOW
• There are approximately 246 million child laborers in today’s world
• And you thought school was bad…
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Statistics: Then & NOW
• 73 million working children are less than 10 years old
• What were you doing when you were 10 years old?
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Statistics: Then & NOW
• Every year 22,000 children die in work-related accidents
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Statistics: Then & NOW
• The largest percentage of working children are found in the Asia/Pacific
• Approximately 127 million
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Statistics: Then & NOW
• Worldwide, there are approximately 8.4 million children are trapped in slavery, trafficking, debt bondage, prostitution & pornography
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