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First state child labor law
requires children under 15 working in factories to attend school at least 3 months/year -
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Child labor Timeline
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States begin limiting childrens work days
limits children’s work days to 10 hours; other states soon pass similar laws—but most of these laws are not consistently enforced -
Labor movement for minumum age law
Working Men’s Party proposes banning the employment of children under the age of 14 -
Newly formed AFL supports state minimum age laws
Working Men’s Party proposes banning the employment of children under the age of 14 -
New York unions win state reform
the New York labor movement successfully sponsors legislation prohibiting cigar making in tenements, where thousands of young children work in the trade -
Democrats use union recomendation
Democratic union recommends to ban factory employment for children under 15 -
National Child Labor
national campaign for federal child labor law reform begins -
First attempt to gain federal regulation fails
Congress passes an amendment giving the federal government authority to regulate child labor -
Second attempt to gain federal regulation fails
Second attempt for a amendment giving federal government authority to regulate child labor falls short of getting necessary votes -
Federal regulation of labor was achived
finally minimum ages of employment and hours of work for children are regulated by federal law
