CHILD LABOR DURING THE IR.

In 1842, a portion of work forces that were children and youth in coal and metal mines ranged from 19% to 40%.

Only 4.5% of the cotton workers were under 10, 54.5% were under the age of 19

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CHILD LABOR

• 27.9 percent of the workforce started between the age of 10 and 13.
• In 1841 the textile industry employed almost 107,000 children
• Many adults didn't get employed because the children would take their place
• Children are cheaper and follow directions better than adults
• Parish apprentice children: children that were first brought into the factory setting

TYPES OF CHILDREN

• Parish apprentice children: children that were first brought into the factory setting
• Free labour children: Children that were paid extremely low wages
• Children earned barely enough to survive
• The working conditions were very dangerous for these children such as overcrowded rooms, hot stuffy rooms,
• And poorly lit factories

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COTTON FACTORIES REGULATIONS ACT

• 1819
• Regulated the minimum age of workers to 9 and the maximum number of hours to 12

REGULATION OF CHILD LABOR LAW

• 1833
• Let paid government inspectors to oversee factories

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