We can’t let history repeat itself

CHILD LABOR

  • John Dempsey, said to be 12-years-old, working in the mule-spinning room at Jackson Mill, Fiskeville, R.I. in 1909. PHOTO BY LEWIS WICKES HINE FOR THE NATIONAL CHILD LABOR COMMITTEE
    John Dempsey, said to be 12-years-old, working in the mule-spinning room at Jackson Mill, Fiskeville, R.I. in 1909. PHOTO BY LEWIS WICKES HINE FOR THE NATIONAL CHILD LABOR COMMITTEE
  • We can’t let history repeat itself
    We can’t let history repeat itself
  • A child found working the overnight sanitation shift in a meat packing plant in Nebraska in 2022 by U.S. Department of Labor investigators. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS DIVISION WASHINGTON, D.C. Michael Lazzeri
    A child found working the overnight sanitation shift in a meat packing plant in Nebraska in 2022 by U.S. Department of Labor investigators. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS DIVISION WASHINGTON, D.C. Michael Lazzeri
    Over 100 years ago, the National Child Labor Committee used photos of children doing industrial work to demand change in America. Several states adopted child labor laws, and after much debate and several setbacks, the Fair Labor Standards Act became law in 1938. Its protections included the nation’s foundational child labor laws, including restrictions on the age of workers and hours they ca...

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