How Has Child Labor Affected During The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution was an era during the 18th and 19th century that went through a period of uncommon growth that affected both the social, economic and also cultural aspects of civilizations throughout the world. This was a time where machines were used to replace hand labor. It was known as the time that when the living standards of the people were raised in a major way and the health of people in the economic environment was unrelenting. During the revolution everyone in the lower and middle class was affected. This revolution had a variety of causes and still effects people in the world today.
Child labor was a major problem during the industrial revolution. Kids as young as six years old worked during the industrial revolution they
worked hard hours for very little. Children sometimes worked up to 19 hours a day these kids only had about 1 hour brake total.
These children did not only work extremely long hours but these children were also in horrible conditions. They worked with very Large heavy, and dangerous machines. There were many accidents occurred hurting the children or even killing children on the job.((http://www2.needham.k12.ma.us/nhs/cur/Baker_00/2002_p7/ak_p7/childlabor.htm))lThe treatment of the kids in these factories was usually horrifying and no one really cared about children's safety was. The young ones, who were not old enough to work with the machines, were sent to be textile workers. The people who the children served would abuse them not only in one way but verbally physically and mentally abuse them. Both boys and girls who worked in factories were giving beatings or other harsh ways to feel the pain. One punishment for being late would be to be "weighted An person who spotted the kid not doing what they was supposed to do would tell, and the child would have heavy weight tied to his or her neck and have them walk up and down the factory aisles so the other children could see them and this could last up to an hour. This punishment leads to serious injuries in the back and necks. Boys were sometimes
dragged naked from their beds and sent to the factories only holding their clothes, to be put on there. This was to make sure the boys would not be late, even by a few minutes. ((http://www2.needham.k12.ma.us/nhs/cur/Baker_00/2002_p7/ak_p7/childlabor.htm)). The Factory Act of 1833 did make things improve. Children were still paid only a fraction of what an adult would get and Orphans were the ones who would most work for free. The factory owners wouldn’t have to pay them because they would say they would get other things instead of pay. They would say that they gave the orphans food, shelter, and clothing. The children who did get paid were paid very little. Although child labor was as major part in the industrial revolution it wasn’t the only problem.