Child Labor1

Child labor first appeared with the establishment of the domestic system. The domestic system was a process through which entrepreneurs would purchace raw materials that would be "put out" to the homes of many families and be made into finished products that could be sold by the entrepreneurs. The families were paid by the piece, and so the adults would use their children to their fullest capability to aid in some way. The domestic system …

…between 14 and 15 may work a maximum of eight hours on any day. Restrictions are in place in the areas of farm work, newspaper carriers, and street trades, as well as all other trades than these, and are strictly enforced by the United States government. These laws have been instituted and strongly enforced to prevent any further subjections of children to harsh working conditions that could hurt them physically and could take away from basic freedoms.