1) They were paid less(half of an adult's wage and orphans weren't paid at all)
2) Most of the machinery could be easily managed by a child.
3) They were small and agile which meant they could repair machinery and fit in small spaces.
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They did that so that the factory would stay open because they would have more people working in that factory and also so that their families could get more money for food and water because you need to pay for food and drinks.
the steel plant was turn in history
Death and despair
John Kay invented the flying shuttle in 1733. He helped factory owners make more than ever in half the time. He also halved the workers needed, as they only needed one person per machine. People didn't like this so they attacked Kay. He fled to France and lived there until he died in 1779.
women worked in the places of where men used to work like in farming ,stoking the fire and so on . old children helped their siblings like looking after the baby and stuff