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Child Labor

Child Labor. 1850-1937. Mrs. Battaglia with Tessie, age 12, and Tony, age 7. Mrs. Battaglia works in a garment shop except on Saturdays, when the children sew with her at home. Get 2 or 3 cents a pair finishing men's pants. Said they earn $1 to $1.50 on Saturday.

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Child Labor

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  1. Child Labor 1850-1937

  2. Mrs. Battaglia with Tessie, age 12, and Tony, age 7. Mrs. Battaglia works in a garment shop except on Saturdays, when the children sew with her at home. Get 2 or 3 cents a pair finishing men's pants. Said they earn $1 to $1.50 on Saturday.

  3. The employer desires to reduce wages and lengthen the hours of labor, while the desire of employees is to obtain shorter hours of labor and better wages, and better surroundings. Strikes establish or maintain the rights of unionism; that is, to establish and maintain the organization by which the rights of worker can be better protected. Samuel Gompers According to Samuel Gompers, what are the differences between the goals of employers and employees?

  4. Macon, Georgia 16 hour days

  5. Why use children? manageable cheaper less likely to strike

  6. When asked how old she was, she hesitated, then said, "I don't remember," then added confidentially, "I'm not old enough to work, but do just the same." 48 cents a day The factory owners justified their absence of payroll by saying that they gave the orphans food, shelter, and clothing, all of which were far below par.

  7. mines glass factories textiles agriculture canneries home industries Newsboys messengers bootblacks peddlers 2,000,000 children worked

  8. 12 years old 3:30 AM- 5 PM "Yes I want to learn but can't when I work all the time."

  9. 1836- Massachusetts requires children under 15 working in factories to attend school at least 3 months/year 1842 – Work no more than 10 hours a day1904- National Child Labor Committee forms

  10. One common punishment for being late or not working up to quota would be to be "weighted." An overseer would tie a heavy weight to worker's neck, and have them walk up and down the factory aisles so the other children could see them and "take example."

  11. "There is work that profits children, and there is work that brings profit only to employers. The object of employing children is not to train them, but to get high profits from their work." -- Lewis Hine, 1908 How does Mr. Hine feel about the use of children as employees?

  12. Works 7 AM- 5:30 PM 14 years old Daily

  13. People felt that employing children of the lower classes was actually helping them. Labor laws did not apply to immigrants.

  14. At the close of day. Waiting for the cage to go up. The cage is entirely open on two sides and not very well protected on the other two, and is usually crowded like this. The small boy in front is Jo Puma. S. Pittston, Pa

  15. 5 years old 8 years old

  16. "I ain't very fast only about 5 boxes a day. They pay about 5 cents a box,"

  17. What does this cartoon show about working conditions? What is the meaning of this cartoon?

  18. The Fair Labor Standards Act-1937- banned child labor in the US. 

  19. Overarching Question • What was the purpose of employing children? • What were the costs? • What were the benefits?

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