fa32 societal issues in apparel manufacturing. menu 1. child labor 2. sweatshops 3. low wages
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Societal Issues: Child Labor
Do you know another student who has a job and contributes to their family income?
Societal Issues: Child Labor
Throughout history children have always worked
What are reasons a child would work? Image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Childlabourcoal.jpg
Societal Issues: Child labor
How would hard labor affect the childhood of a person? Image: http://freeschoolparagraph.blogspot.com/2012/04/child-labour.html
Societal Issues: Child Labor
In the US, in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s child labor was a serious problem
Children worked long hours in dangerous and unhealthy sweatshops and in unsafe conditions
How would you describe a sweatshop?
Societal Issues: Sweatshops
Sweatshop: Manufacturing plant with dark, airless, uncomfortable and unhealthful working conditions.
A manufacturing plant may use child labor, illegal immigrants, or slaves
Pays lower than minimum wageUnclean and unsafe facilitiesLong hoursImage: http://wardrobeadvice.com/what-are-sweatshops/
Societal Issues: Child Labor
What could have brought about changes in our country to improve the working conditions of child labor?
Societal Issues: Child Labor
Famous accident stirring public opinionThe Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire 1911New York City150 workers burned or jumped to their deathsLead to changes in Child Labor Laws
Image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire_building.jpg
Societal Issues: Child Labor Laws
Current US Child Labor Laws (General Description)
18 years old: any job at any number of hours16-17: Any nonhazardous job at any number
of hours14-15: Nonmanufacturing, nonmining,
nonhazardous job, but no longer than 3 hours per school day or 18 hours per school week. Only between 7am to 7 pm
Any age-Deliver newspapers, work for parents in nonfarm business, and perform on radio, TV, movie, or theater
Societal Issues: Child Labor LawsOSHA and Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration: OSHA
OSHA sets and enforces job safety and health standards
Department of Labor: Enforces labor laws