LAD#29- Keating-Owen Child Labor Act

Keating-Owen Child Labor Act

The Keating-Owen Bill banned the sale of products from any factory that employed children under the age of 14, from any mine that employed children under the age of 16, and from any facility where children under the age of 16 worked at night or more than 8 hours a day. This bill was passed by Woodrow Wilson. However, due to judicial review, it was deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court due to the fact that is allowed the government to control interstate trade. This bill took an interesting way of handling the child labor effort. It didn't do anything for the rights of children, but it did hurt the companies that had children laborers, ultimately leading to rights for the kids.