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New England unions condemn child labor
The NEA of Farmers, Mechanics and Other Working men state that “Children should not be allowed to labor in the factories from morning till night, without any time for healthy recreation and mental culture," for it endangers their health. -
First State Law
In Massachusetts there is a law made that children under the age of 15 have to attend school at least 3 months in the year -
States Limit Work Day
Massachusetts and other states start to limit the number of hours children work per day to 10 or fewer. -
Labor movement urges minimum age law
Working Men’s Party suggests that we ban the work of children under the age of 14 being done. -
Creation of the National Child Labor Comittee
"Aggressive national campaign for federal child labor law reform begins" -
Child Labor Act
The Keating-Owen Child Labor Act, set a standards 16-year minimum age for work in mines, a 14-year minimum age for other types of work, an 8-hour day, and a 48-hour week. The law prohibited night work for children under the age of 16. -
Federal purchasing law passes
Walsh-Healey Act states U.S. government refuses to purchase things made by underage children -
Federal Regulation of Child Labor in Fair Labor Standards Act
For the first time, minimum ages of employment and hours of work for children are regulated by federal law
