Gilded Age Statistics (1865-1900)
By
1890 18% of the labor force consisted of children between the ages of ten and
fifteen.
Today's Child Labor Statistics (1999-2006)
"The International Labor Organization estimates that 246 million children between the ages of 5 and 17 currently work (or about 15% of the world’s children, about 35% of children in Sub-Saharan Africa). Worldwide, more than 10 million children are employed in drug-trafficking, sex work, and other hazardous labor (source)."
The Economic Benefits through stopping Child Labor:
