Working conditions during the

Industrial Revolution
Factory laws up to 1850
History
Lesson Outline
Introduction
Working conditions during the
Industrial Revolution
Factory legislation up to 1850
Impact of factory legislation
 Introduction
- Agricultural Revolution
- Trade Revolution 

- New technologies
- Mass production 
- Increased productivity
- Population growth The innovations in the textile industry served as a
catalyst for further technological advancements in
other industries, ultimately transforming the British
economy and society as a whole.
"The mill was a large Working conditions
building of several
stories. The workrooms
were high and narrow, Long working hours
with rows of windows on
either side, and great Dangerous working conditions
pillars of iron dividing Low wages
the room into
compartments. It was a Child labor
dismal sight...The
children looked pale and
thin, and their eyes were
dim." - William Dodd
 Factory legislation up to 1850
The Factory Act of
1802
- regulated the working
conditions of apprentices
in textile factories. This law
established a limit of 12
working hours per day and
required factory owners to
provide apprentices with
two hours of education per
day.
The Factory Act
of 1833
- a more comprehensive law
- a maximum of 12 working
hours per day for workers
between the ages of 13 and 18
- two hours of education per day
for children in this age group
-required factory owners to
provide adequate ventilation,
lighting, and fencing around
dangerous machinery.
The Ten Hours Act
of 1847
- a significant milestone in the
fight for workers' rights
- established a maximum of ten
working hours per day for
women and children under the
age of 18
- itdid not apply to men, but it
set an important precedent for
future legislation.
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