Child Labor
Definition
Child labor refers to the exploitation of children through any form of work that deprives them their childhood interferes with their ability to attend regular school and is mentally, physically socially or morally harmful.
Analogy
Imagine being forced to clean your entire house every day instead of going out to play with friends or doing homework. That's what child labor is like - it robs kids off their childhood and education.
Related terms
Industrial Revolution: A period from about 1760 when major changes in agriculture manufacturing mining transport had a profound effect on socioeconomic conditions starting in Britain then subsequently spreading throughout Europe North America eventually world.
Sweatshops: Workplaces characterized by low wages poor working conditions long hours high health risks often associated with child labor exploitation.
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): A United States law which sets minimum wage overtime pay eligibility recordkeeping standards affecting full-time part-time workers federal state local governments private sector.
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Practice Questions (2)
- What happened to child labor in the Gilded Age?
- What historical outcomes may have changed if child labor was abolished much earlier during the Gilded Age?
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