Child labor from "summary" of How The Other Half Lives by Jacob August Riis
In the city's factories and tenements, children toil away at dangerous and exhausting work, their small bodies bearing the burden of labor meant for adults. These children, some as young as five or six years old, are deprived of the carefree days of childhood as they are thrust into the harsh realities of the industrial world. Their work is not merely a means of earning a living, but a necessity for survival in the squalid conditions of the tenements. They work long hours for little pay, their meager wages often the only source of income for their struggling families. The sight of these young faces, worn and weary from their labors, is a stark reminder of the harsh inequalities that exist in society. The factories where these children work are often unsafe, with machinery that can easily maim or kill. Yet, in their desperation, they continue to toi...
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