Industrial Revolution-Child Labor
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- Why are you working so slowly? Work faster kid!
- But I am so tired! And I am not feeling well...
- Having kids as laborers is really convinient!
- Indeed! They work for little pay!
- I am finally able to have a better childhood!
- People began to protest against these acts and argued that child labor should be outlawed or that limits should be placed. Many well-known people also started to take action. For example, Robert Owen limited the working hours and provided education for children and adults. Charles Dickens criticized the use of child labor in many of his plays including: A Christmas Carol and Oliver Twist.
- Children made less money than adults did for doing the same work. Some estimates show that children were paid from 10% to 20% that of an adult. Kids who worked often received little to no education.
- By 1819, the Factory Acts limited the workday for British children at 12 hours. Then, by 1833, child labor was further regulated when it became illegal for children under 9 years of age to work, and kids under 13 were not allowed to work for more than 9 hours.
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