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1932 › Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) › Child labor
No return to sweatshops or children working in factories
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Solution
Treat the abolition of child labor and sweatshops as settled social policy; keep children in school to sixteen.
Rationale
Depression pushes children out of school into underpaid, dangerous work; "the use of these untrained children in industry keeps many adults out of employment" and cuts wages below a living standard.
Statements (2)
We cannot go back to the sweatshops of America. We cannot go back to children working in factories. Those days are gone.
It is well to remember, too, that the use of these untrained children in industry keeps many adults out of employment and has the effect of cutting down wages below a decent living standard.
Follow-through
kept
NRA codes outlawed child labor in covered industries from 1933 until Schechter (1935); the Fair Labor Standards Act (1938) made the prohibition permanent for goods in interstate commerce.
Mechanisms
| Date | Type | Name | Effect | Consistent? | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933-07-01 | statute | NIRA codes — child labor prohibitions | yes | Franklin D. Roosevelt: Domestic Affairs | Miller Center |
Obstruction
courts Schechter interrupted code enforcement 1935–38. source
Assessments
The codes outlawed child labor.
The codes would also outlaw cutthroat practices, such as below-cost sales and child labor.
Other positions on this issue
- Abolition of child labor — Norman Thomas, 1932 specific_pledge
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