Labor Bulletin of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts No. 30
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Propor- tionally to the total number of adult operatives engaged in manufacturing and mercantile pursuits in Massa- chusetts, there has been, indeed, a marked decrease. In 1892 the ratio of child to adult labor, as repre- sented by the returns of the factory inspectors, was one child to 18 adults; in 1897, as one to 27; and in 1902, as one to 31. We cannot, however, ascribe the results indicated by these favorable figures to the in- fluence of legislation alone. Improvement in machin- ery has m...ade automatic many processes formerly given into the hands of children; public sentiment has undoubtedly had some influence in discountenancing the employment of children; many employers are averse to child labor; and fluctuations in industrial activity frequently effect marked changes in the em- ployment of minors. ... In addition to the legislation absolutely excluding children from certain occupa- tions, two States — New York and Illinois — have recently passed certain measures which practically shut out children 14 and 15 years of age from a large range of employment New York, for instance, re- stricts the labor of children under 16 to nine hours a day, and Illinois to eight hours a day.
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