WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
IMMIGRATION IN INDUSTRIAL AMERICA
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Factors leading to Factory Laws
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Factors leading to the rise of discrimination
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Factors leading to big business
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Factors leading to the rise of labor unions
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Detailed explanation-1: -Child labour and exploitation are the result of many factors, including poverty, social norms condoning them, lack of decent work opportunities for adults and adolescents, migration and emergencies. These factors are not only the cause but also a consequence of social inequities reinforced by discrimination.
Detailed explanation-2: -The term “child labour” is often defined as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development.
Detailed explanation-3: -Child labour can result in extreme bodily and mental harm, and even death. It can lead to slavery and sexual or economic exploitation. And in nearly every case, it cuts children off from schooling and health care, restricting their fundamental rights and threatening their futures.
Detailed explanation-4: -– They may not be paid for their first three years of work, which is considered to be a training period; – They may be victims of violence (may be beaten, tortured, imprisoned, deprived of food…) and are sometimes chained to their weaving looms so they cannot run away.