Child Labor Laws 👪
By Alephe Da Silva
Work permits (14 & 15 years old)
I found this information in this PDF= https://www1.maine.gov/labor/posters/childlabor.pdf
Prohibited Occupations for All Minors:
> Working with electrical apparatus or wiring.
> Operating circular saws, band saws and guillotine
These are just some examples but there are others occupations that are prohibited.
In history
this is a video talking about this----> http://www.history.com/topics/labor/videos/the-fight-to-end-child-labor
Here's other video talking about labor laws in the Industrial Revolution: http://nicktube.com/watch?v=U2M9i1Wy6IU
- Children won less then adults
- They wanted to study but they can't because they worked all the time
- overwork caused the children not to study and sequentially made them illiterate.
Time permitted to work (14-15 years old)
when school is in session
• 15 hours a week
• 3 hours per day on school days
• 8 hours a day Saturday, Sunday and non-school days, when school days do not follow, until 7pm
* minimum wage is 8 $
site that I found this information : http://www.myfloridalicense.com/Dbpr/reg/childlabor/documents/ChildLaborBrochureEnglish.pdf