A Study On Living Condition Of Child Labor In American Textile

With the rapid development of Industrialization, America was witnessed another Child labor boom during American Progressive Movement. Especially, Textile factories employed child labor seriously. The article studied the living condition of child labor, Found that the phenomenon of illegal employment was very serious,Moreover, Child labor withstood great press and merciless destruction in family, job and school education.With the development of progressive movement, People recognize the harmfulness of child labor, So government and social groups carried out a series of assistance that included with child labor, government, mill-owner and social groups,The article analyzed different characteristics about the assistance. At last, Thought that there was a little result at child labor self-assistance. Assistance achievements come from the effort of government and social groups. Advanced individual was looked as assistance pioneer. It promoted the formation and growing of social groups and leaded them. Both directly promote the process of government assistance. Child strike and government law influence mill-owner assistance.There were great achievements in child-labor aid during progressive movement,Employment child labor decreased gradually, Improved the age of the legal employment child. In a word, To a large extent, the living condition of child labor was raised. So as to reduce the damage to child labor, the focus of child labor shifted from mill work to school education gradually.