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Kyle Anderson

Monesmith

English 11B

11 December 2009

Small people, Big Problem

A. Intro

a. Children have been used for work sence ancient times.

b. Child labor is our past, present, and our future

B. Body

a. History

i. 40% of factory workers in new england where between 7 and 16 in 1832

ii. Nearly 20% of U.S. children employed full time in 1890

iii. Number of child labors in America peaked in early 20th centery

iv. Children between 7 and 12 made up 1/3 of the workforce in U.S. factories

in early 19th centery

v. Nearly 1/5 of American children between 10 and 16 were employed by the

end of the 19th centery

b. History/laws

i. 1853 several states adopted child labor laws

ii. Pennslyvania became first state to regulate age levels

iii. First effective step towards governing education of children

iv. 1916 congress passed a law setting minninum ages

c. Laws

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i. British parlement passed first child labor law in 1802. Gremany was 2nd in

1839

ii. There are few areas where workers are exempt from child labor laws.

d. Timeline

i. 1832

ii. 1836

iii. 1842

iv. 1876

v. 1881

vi. 1883

vii. 1892

viii. 1916

ix. 1924

x. 1936

xi. 1937

xii. 1938

e. Facts

i. Top three areas where child labor occurs most

ii. Children in mines, shipyards, match factories, and other industries

iii. ½ of all child labor occures in Asia 1/3 in africa, and 1/5 in latin america

according to 1997 unicef report

iv. 250 million children 5 and up worked in various jobs as 1990’s ended

f. Victoms of child labors

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i. Iqbal masih

ii. Dhiraj

iii. Ranjeet

g. Child labor Orginizations

i. UNICEF

ii. NCLC

iii. ILO

iv. Free the children

v. BLLF

h. Where children work

i. Hotels, restraunts, retail

ii. Domestic service

iii. Types of mining and quarrywork

iv. Manufacturing

v. Agriculture

i. Conclusion

i. Child labor is our past, present, and our future

ii. Children don’t deserve to be forced into child labor.