While the working conditions for children in Europe during the Industrial Revolution were hazardous and sometimes fatal, the era was only capable of the extraordinary profits and accomplishments it achieved because of child labor. They achieved the feats that they did because of the wide array of labor the children performed in factories, coal mines, and cotton mills.
Children that worked in factories were cheaper to hire than adults and could be manipulated with physical abuse to work extensive hours and for low wages. The Industrial Revolution brought population increase which equaled to more child workers. New factories were built which brought more jobs. These jobs led to more houses to be built and people flocked to the factories for the jobs. With a sustained income, families grew and thus the population increased. The population increase allowed for more child workers, which said before, were much cheaper labor than adults and they did not need to be skilled. Children would work 12-19 hours a day with minimal break time. They would get whipped, beaten and abused if they fell asleep on the job or if they were ever out of line, mostly the younger children were susceptible to this. There was no use for expensive skilled workers anymore because the Industrial Revolution brought machines which were easy to operate. The children did not need any special skills to operate the machines so the factory owners could pay them very little, often 10-20% of the salary of an adult. The factory owners profited greatly because of how little they had to pay their employees and how many items were produced and sold.
Coal mines were a source of heavy profits during the Industrial Revolution. Children worked in coal mines where accidents ...
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... era flourished. They were very much involved in factories, coal mines, and in textile mills. These businesses were major parts of the economy in the 18th and 19th century and they depended a lot on child workers.
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Douglas A. Galbi
Journal of Population Economics
Vol. 10, No. 4 (Oct., 1997), pp. 357-375
Proletarianization in the Industrial Revolution: Regionalism and Kinship in the Labour Markets of the British Coal Industry from the Seventeenth to the Nineteenth Centuries
John Langton
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers
New Series, Vol. 25, No. 1 (2000), pp. 31-49
Schmidt, James D. 2010. "Broken Promises: Child Labor and Industrial Violence." Insights on Law & Society 10, no. 3: 14-17. Academic Search Complete, EBSCOhost (accessed March 29, 2011).
In this essay, the author
- Explains that while the working conditions for children in europe during the industrial revolution were hazardous and sometimes fatal, the era was only capable of extraordinary profits and accomplishments because of child labor.
- Explains that the industrial revolution brought a population increase which equaled to more child workers. they could be manipulated with physical abuse to work extensive hours and for low wages.
- Explains that coal mines were a major powerhouse in the economy of 18th and 19th century europe. with the emergence of the steam engine, the demand for coal increased dramatically.
- Explains that while the working conditions for children in europe during the industrial revolution were hazardous and sometimes fatal, the era was only capable of extraordinary profits and accomplishments because of child labor.
- Explains that the industrial revolution brought a population increase which equaled to more child workers. they could be manipulated with physical abuse to work extensive hours and for low wages.
- Explains that coal mines were a major powerhouse in the economy of 18th and 19th century europe. with the emergence of the steam engine, the demand for coal increased dramatically.
- Describes how children worked in cotton or textile mills, which contributed to the industrial revolution's economy.
- Explains that child laborers were important in the industrial revolution and was the reason why the era flourished. they were involved in factories, coal mines, and textile mills.
- Analyzes the role of regionalism and kinship in the labour markets of the british coal industry from the seventeenth to the nineteen
- Explains schmidt, james d., "broken promises: child labor and industrial violence." insights on law & society 10, no. 3: 14-17.
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- Explains that the national labor union did not remain long in existence and was forced to terminate in 1873 due to an economic depression. depressions often prolonged the goals of labor unions.
- Explains that the knights of labor, founded in 1869, and the federation of organized trades and labor unions were followed.
- Describes how the federation of organized trades and labor unions differed from conventional unions in that it was more powerful and organized than a single union.
- Analyzes how the federal government turned an unfriendly eye towards labor unions during their early existence. in 1894, the american railroad union called for a boycott of the handling of pullman's sleeping and parlor cars.
- Explains that early labor unions achieved some success, such as the clayton act of 1914, which limited the use of injunctions in labor disputes.
- Analyzes how socialists in american labor unions differed from their eastern counterparts because they were weakly organized, divided amongst themselves, and at odds with the more powerful afl.
- Opines that the trades-union movement, especially where the unionists are better organized, has evoked a spirit of reform, but has held in check the more radical elements in society.
- Explains that the united states government curtailed socialistic and anarchistic tendencies in statutes passed in 1917 and 1918. socialism was not the solution to the problems of the american blue-collar laborer, but it did not need to be
- Analyzes how george and lennie in of mice and men illustrate the sufferings of manual workers who do not have the hedge of protection afforded by labor unions.
- Cites a curriculum of united states labor history for teachers, chicago-kent college of law, illinois institute of technology. hunter, robert p., mackinac center for public policy.
- Cites miller, david, the social studies help center, americ history syallbus, economics class page, lesson 43 notes, and afl-cio american federationist.
- Cites taft, philip, and the american federation of labor - congress of industrial organizations.
1289 wordsRead More - Child Labor During the Industrial Revolutionexplanatory essayImagine waking up at five in the morning to walk over a mile to a factory where you work until noon where you get a half hour break for lunch, then it’s back to work until nine or ten at night, when you are finally allowed to go home and you are only eight years old. Today that seems unimaginable, but during the early 19th century it was the everyday life of thousands of children whose ages range from as young as five until you died. During the Industrial Revolution many children were required to work dangerous jobs to help their families.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that during the industrial revolution children were required to work dangerous jobs to help their families.
- Explains that children of poor and working-class families had worked for centuries before industrialization. large businesses welcomed the increasing number of child workers.
- Explains that children were expected to work any job, and to do that work well. mining was not limited to working down in the mines, boys with small hands were employed to sort coal from other rocks.
- Explains that during the industrial revolution children were required to work dangerous jobs to help their families.
- Explains that children of poor and working-class families had worked for centuries before industrialization. large businesses welcomed the increasing number of child workers.
- Explains that children were expected to work any job, and to do that work well. mining was not limited to working down in the mines, boys with small hands were employed to sort coal from other rocks.
- Explains that while working in the coal mines, children were exposed to more dangers than above ground workers.
- Opines that child labor in u.s. history is a public education project.
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