Living Conditions During The Industrial Revolution

When the Industrial Revolution started, people living in big cities lives came to be ruined. Workers worked in filthy, and packed conditions on a daily basis. In factories, and mills workers constantly labored in small areas without regular cleaning. Also, the workers obtained no bargaining power with their employers, along with the terrible conditions(Appleby et al. 307-309). Workers worked 10 to 14 hours a day, 6 days a week, with no vacation. Injuries and deaths often happened, because of so called “accidents” in the workplaces. Living conditions became poor, and packed if you gained enough money to afford a home at all. During the uprise of the Industrial Revolution many people living in the country looking to make money moved to the city,