THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
AMERICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION FACTORY SYSTEM AND MARKET REVOLUTION
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12
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15
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Detailed explanation-1: -Children younger than 9 were not allowed to work, those aged 9–16 could work 12 hours per day per the Cotton Mills Act. In 1856, the law permitted child labour past age 9, for 60 hours per week, night or day. In 1901, the permissible child labour age was raised to 12.
Detailed explanation-2: -No child below the age of 14 years shall be employed in work in any factory or mine or engaged in any other hazardous employment. Article 39 The State shall, in particular, direct its policy towards securing:-(
Detailed explanation-3: -➢ Factories Act, 1948 prohibits employment of child who has not completed 14 years.
Detailed explanation-4: -To achieve this objective the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Bill was introduced in the Parliament. There are a number of Acts which prohibit the employment of children below 14 years and 15 years in certain specified employments.
Detailed explanation-5: -Hazardous child labour, one of the worst forms of child labour. Hazardous child labour or hazardous work is the work which, by its nature or the circumstances in which it is carried out, is likely to harm the health, safety or morals of children.