Children from age 6- 7 years were recruited to work 13-hour days for low wages in the factories. In the early 1900s, there was a development of idea that country should provide for the general protection of children. In 1909, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued a landmark report on working women and children. By 1913, nine States had fixed 14 years as the minimum age for factory work, and a majority of the States had extended this minimum to stores and other specified places of employment. In 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was enacted as the Federal law governing minimum wages, overtime, child labor, and
Children from age 6- 7 years were recruited to work 13-hour days for low wages in the factories. In the early 1900s, there was a development of idea that country should provide for the general protection of children. In 1909, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued a landmark report on working women and children. By 1913, nine States had fixed 14 years as the minimum age for factory work, and a majority of the States had extended this minimum to stores and other specified places of employment. In 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was enacted as the Federal law governing minimum wages, overtime, child labor, and