Enactment of the Prussian Child Labor Law
- When
- 1839
- Where
- Kingdom of Prussia
Prussia enacted a law restricting child labor in 1839, presented in the event scope as the first national restriction of its kind.
The law belongs to a Prussian child labor reform effort that scholarly literature dates to 1817–1839. It was enacted while Prussia remained an absolute monarchy under Frederick William III, before the constitutional changes of 1848–1849. The event scope characterizes it as the first national restriction on child labor, but no supplied passage confirms that claim or a specific enactment date; the 9 March date survives only as a legacy hint. The enactment site within Prussia is not identified in the supplied passages.
Sources
- Child labour Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
- Prussia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25
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