Children worked in the 19th century because most didn't go to school and it was better than running around in the dark. Also it got the family more money, they worked there (were hierd) because they could crawl under the machines to repair broken threads and to clean away dust or loose threads. It was good for the factory owners as they paid them less.
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for the same reason they now object to the introduction of computers: they are afraid that the machine will take the job of them.
19th century
Working people living in Manchester during the late 19th century were forced to live in terrible conditions.
From the 15th Century through the 19th Century, it is estimated that 15 millions Africans were enslaved.
The factory act improved the conditions of industrial workers in England during the 19th Century. The act regulated the working conditions of workers. But most factory owners ignored these act till later.
conditions of industrial workers
The harsh working conditions for British factory workers in the 19th century include long working hours, for as long as 16 hours a day, and physical punishment to make workers speed up production. Since machines were not designed for safety, many fatal accidents resulted.
obtain higher wages and better work conditions.
Greed of corporations and lack of laws at the time to protect human rights.
Workers who organized could negotiate for better working conditions.
Very poor
Workers formed unions in the late 19th century to get higher wages, shorter work hours, and a 5-day work week.
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- Life in Merthyr Tydfil's 19th Century With such a rapid influx of workers slum conditions were inevitable, explains ... A town like Merthyr Tydfil was a byword for squalor, dirt and poor ... Living space in the town was by modern day standards extremely cramped
Working conditions for factory workers in the late 19th century were a vast improvement from the conditions in the first part of the 19th century. The development of labor unions and governmental regulations helped end the horrible working conditions one hundred years earlier.
United States Department of Agriculture is the organization helped 19th century farmers in the same way that unions helped industrial workers.