Finally, in the 1930s, the federal government took action to govern child labor… not so much to protect the children but to ensure that adults would be able to find paid work during the Great Depressi...Finally, in the 1930s, the federal government took action to govern child labor… not so much to protect the children but to ensure that adults would be able to find paid work during the Great Depression era. Roosevelt signing the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1938; this act restricted child labor and protects child workers in the United States of America, still to this day. (NBC News Learn: Child Labor Reform in the Progressive Era; Ramage Teach, 2024)
