Essays Tagged: "Factory Act"

Idustrial Revolution.

ng (Doc. 7 & 8). The suffering of the children was of high degree. Before Parliament passed the Factory Act, children worked the same hours at as adults did. This long work caused them to not be r ... mpassionate towards their workers cared for the health and safety of their employees.The avaricious factory owners highly criticized the laziness of their workers (Doc. 4 & 5). The employers expec ...

(2 pages) 27 0 3.7 Aug/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Positive and negative effects of the Industrial Revolution

goods that supplied the people of Europe, nearly everyone was forced to begin a new career within a factory. Factories became so dominant that eventually the cottage industry no longer played a part i ... ould work in factories and enforced safety and sanitary regulations. Such enforcements included the Factory Act of 1833 which said that children had to be over 9 years old to work in factories, and ch ...

(2 pages) 46 0 1.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Times Of Change (Industrial Revolution Editorial)

f goods that supply the people of Europe, nearly everyone was forced to begin a new career within a factory. The reverberations of these new inventions caused a dramatic plummet of the life expectancy ... to be enforced. Recently one act has really benefited the rules of labor for children; this is the Factory Act of 1833. This act states that children have to be over 9 years old to work in factories, ...

(3 pages) 34 0 4.7 Jan/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

What Promoted the Industrial Revolution.

the Industrial Revolution, workers wanted their freedoms protected. British Parliament passed the Factory Act of 1819 and of 1833. In 1847, the Ten Hours Act was passed. Strikes took place over un ... nd of 1833. In 1847, the Ten Hours Act was passed. Strikes took place over unjust wages or unsatisfactory working conditions. In 1824, unions could legally form to fight for better wages, hours, an ...

(2 pages) 32 0 5.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

History of Child labour

the area of industry, such as recorded statements of people involved in the manufacturing including factory owners and their foremen, and on statistics specific to the constitution of industrial work ... ced by influential welfare reformers as a reaction to this movement towards what was seen as unsatisfactory and exploitative treatment of children.The gradual decline in the level of child labour in B ...

(8 pages) 28 0 0.0 Oct/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters