Labor Laws:Labor Laws:Why The Why The

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Created ByCreated ByCharlene NigroCharlene Nigro

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How Much Do You Know?

1. Labor laws protect the employer only

2. Massive amounts of abuse of children and workers led to these laws

3. The Triangle Fire is a myth about a fire in the Bermuda Triangle

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Purpose Of Child Labor Laws

• To protect lives

• To protect worker

rights

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Triangle Shirtwaist Company Building

• A photo of the building prior to the fire

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The Triangle Fire

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The Triangle Fire

• 146 Migrant Workers Die From The Fire

• Bodies of those who jumped from the building lie on the ground as onlookers watched

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The Triangle Fire

• The inside of the Shirtwaist Company after the fire was put out

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The Triangle Fire

• Bodies lined up for identification

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The Triangle Fire – Anger & Action

• Protesting voices arose

• Angry at the lack of concern and the greed that had made this possible

• The people demanded restitution, justice, and action that would safeguard the vulnerable and the oppressed

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Triangle Fire – Forming Unions

• Calling for action to improve the unsafe conditions in workshops

• Workers organized in powerful unions would be more conscious of their rights and better able to obtain safe working conditions

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Reform

• As a result of tragic loss and workers standing up for their rights the labor laws were established

• Labor laws protect us

• Labors laws protect our lives

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How Much Did You Learn?

1. Labor laws protect everyone

2. The Triangle Fire killed many innocent workers

3. Workers standing up for their lives and rights helped to create the laws that protect us all

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Your Assignment• Go on the Internet and research

other major cases relating labor law prior to the creation of such laws

• Put together a poster (8”x10”) which summarizes the event you chose

• Be prepared to give a 2 – 3 minute presentation about your event

• Posters will be displayed after the presentations