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02 Honors
Name: Alexia Dillard
Teacher: Mrs. Anderson

Your assignment is to research and compare child labor in the 1800s to the present day. You will
write a four-paragraph response that answers the following prompt:

How have child labor laws in your state or country changed since the Industrial Revolution?

It may help to focus on the current child labor laws in your state or country and show how these have
changed since the Industrial Revolution. You will then summarize the results of your research in a
four-paragraph response.

What to Research?

As you explore the topic, you must focus on the following aspects of child labor:

● working conditions in factories

● health hazards
● low wages
● hours worked per day
● days worked per week
● impact on children's education
● efforts to reform national and state laws

Resources for Florida Child Labor Laws

● Division of Regulation: Child Labor Program

● Fair Labor Standards Act Advisor
● OSHA: Young Worker's Rights
● CDC: Youth@Work: Talking Safety Florida

Outline:

1st Paragraph- Intro, and explanation of working conditions during the Industrial Revolution.

2nd paragraph- describe the major reform movements in your state or country targeting child labor
since the Industrial Revolution

3rd Paragraph- compare labor conditions for minors during the Industrial Revolution to modern-day
conditions and evaluate the impact of child labor law reform on children's everyday lives

4th Paragraph- Conclusion

 What was the Industrial Revolution and how exactly did it shape America? Well, the
Industrial Revolution meant different things to different people. For some it was a way to send
their children off to work so they can help provide for their family. However, it was also a way for
greedy capitalist to form new factories where these children would go to work. These factories
were not what we know them to be today. They were very dirty, and most of the time had
unhealthy chemicals sitting out or floating in the air, poisoning these children slowly over time.
Since the Industrial Revolution child labor laws have changed drastically. For example,
educational reforms were implemented during the mid-nineteenth century in the U.S. This was a
way to convince the public of the importance of schooling within children. Regarding this,
several states adapted a minimum wage law and a requirement of school attendance for their
underage employees. The National Child Labor Committee organized in 1904 led the charge to
encourgae this
Beginning in 1900, efforts to regulate or eliminate child labor became
central to social reform in the United States. The National Child Labor
Committee, organized in 1904, and state child labor committees led the
charge.