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