Uh...children weren't hired for skilled labor. It's not like they were hiring 7 year old craftsmen. There is and always will be a market for jobs that can be done by anyone.
No they weren't. And in many instances today in mills, jobs children would do have been automated. The market has replaced them with a more efficient means of production. Not out of necessity as much as for a company to stay on top of the
There is and always will be a market for jobs that can be done by anyone.
So you have a problem with a young person getting a job? What's the limit? Currently it is 16. However, I would say that today many of the jobs held by 16 year olds could be done by 14 year olds. Are you going to prohibit a young entrepreneur from getting a job because you 'feel' they should enjoy their childhood, or some other nonsense?