tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post6586414153966437837..comments2024-03-16T13:30:40.704-04:00Comments on Tea at Trianon: Children of the East Endelena maria vidalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-19685474957508784022011-07-27T19:12:07.361-04:002011-07-27T19:12:07.361-04:00Working conditions for children at the turn of the...Working conditions for children at the turn of the last century and before were much, much worse than those described here, unfortunately.<br /><br />Children as young as 5 or 6 were put to work in factories were they were routinely worked 12 hours a day, 6 days a week. They were injured and maimed on unshielded, dangerous machinery and subjected to brutal punishments for failing to meet work benchmarks. Whole families went to work in coal mines- father, mother, and the kids, working in shafts that were often not wide enough to stand upright in and collapsed frequently. <br /><br />Thanks to the progressive movements of the late 19th and early 20th century, children in Western countries have been blessedly free of the brutality and exploitation that has been the lot of most poor children (and most people WERE poor) in almost every society. <br /><br />But we might be heading back to the dark old days as some states here in the USA working feverishly to unwind the protective legislation regulating the conditions, hours, and types of jobs youngsters may work. The State of Missouri (pronounce it "MISERY")is working on passing SB222, which will remove all restriction on work for people under age 14. <br /><br />We're on our way back to the bad old days, IMO.The North Coasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14292115710427172625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-17321733819706038272011-07-26T08:23:11.235-04:002011-07-26T08:23:11.235-04:00I saw this at the Daily Mail. Heartbreaking. I a...I saw this at the Daily Mail. Heartbreaking. I am glad, though, that someone documented this.Staying in Balancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com