CHILD LABOR LAWS

laws that restrict working conditions for children in terms of hours and nature of work they may perform. Child labor laws exist in many countries, such as a minimum age for general employment, number of hours teenagers can work on school days and on weekends, and the specific hours during the day that they can work. Child labor laws were first enacted in England in the early 1800s, in response to bad working conditions for children in factories, and were later passed in Europe and the United States.