[throw_m239339]

> They only made it illegal after the point where most families didn't need it.

No, they made it illegal when workers rebelled against the most egregious form of exploitation. Wealthy factory or mine owners didn't grant worker's right out of good will, they were forced to do so because workers paid the price of blood to gain their rights.

[OscarCunningham]

I don't see what the employers have to do with it. Slavery was illegal before child labour, so the decision for children to work lay with their parents/guardians.

[throw_m239339]

> I don't see what the employers have to do with it. Slavery was illegal before child labour, so the decision for children to work lay with their parents/guardians.

And shooting workers was also illegal yet "employers" did exactly that when workers started to strike.