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The first bill introduced to regulate (restrict)
child labor, passed by Congress and signed into
law by President Woodrow Wilson
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The Act banned products sold from any factory,
shop or cannery that employed any children
under the age of 14
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The Act banned the sale of products from any
mine that employed any children under the age
of 16
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The Act banned the sale of products from any
place of business that had children under the
age of 16 work at night or for more than 8 hours
during the day.
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The Supreme Court ruled the Keating-Owen Act
unconstitutional because Congress did not have
the power to regulate interstate trade (trade
between states).
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A constitutional amendment was soon proposed
to give power to Congress to regulate child labor
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In 1938, The Fair Labor Standards Act was
passed for the protection of children
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The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 was
challenged in the Supreme Court, but this time
the movement to end child labor won.