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Child Labor started in late 1700's and early 1800's, when the Industrial Revolution started. When the Industrial Revolution began, everyone in the family had to work or else they wouldn't be able to survive. When Europeans came to America, they were forced to work even if they didn't want to work. Lewis Hine first took pictures of the immigrants but later went across America to take picture of child labor for the National Labor Committee. Already in the 1830's, America had passed out laws restricting the employment of young children in the industrial areas. But theses laws were not followed out by the people. The people believed that when the children worked, it benefited poor families ("child labor"). So child labor didn't raise as much concern as it should have.
By late 1800's there were about 1,600 laws regarding child labor but most of the laws were ignored. The laws didn't apply to immigrants so they had to work in harsh conditions for little pay. In 1832, The New England Association of Farmers, Mechanics and Other Workingmen officially said that child labor was wrong (The Child Labor Coalition). But that didn't stop child labor from spreading. In the beginning of 19th century, poor children as young as four year old had to work as long as 16 hours per day. The children had to work in hazardous conditions for long hours but it was either little or no pay at all. In the 19th century, children made one fourth of the total workers of the cotton mills in Great Britain ("Child Labor"). The children couldn't go to school because they had to work everyday for long hours but their parents wanted them to go to school. So the school made their schedule around the work schedule (child labor). But the school was only about 2 hours long before they had to go back to work. All the laws and restrictions couldn't stop the spread of child labor and it still hasn't.
By late 1800's there were about 1,600 laws regarding child labor but most of the laws were ignored. The laws didn't apply to immigrants so they had to work in harsh conditions for little pay. In 1832, The New England Association of Farmers, Mechanics and Other Workingmen officially said that child labor was wrong (The Child Labor Coalition). But that didn't stop child labor from spreading. In the beginning of 19th century, poor children as young as four year old had to work as long as 16 hours per day. The children had to work in hazardous conditions for long hours but it was either little or no pay at all. In the 19th century, children made one fourth of the total workers of the cotton mills in Great Britain ("Child Labor"). The children couldn't go to school because they had to work everyday for long hours but their parents wanted them to go to school. So the school made their schedule around the work schedule (child labor). But the school was only about 2 hours long before they had to go back to work. All the laws and restrictions couldn't stop the spread of child labor and it still hasn't.