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Labor Laws During the British Industrial Revolution
Reform of child labor was not an immediate success. It took a lot of years and many attempts by British Parliament to pass child labor laws. There were a series of Factory Acts that limited the number of hours worked by women and children, first in the textile industry, then later in all industries. The first Factory Act ever passed by the British Parliament was called "The Factory Health and Morals Act, 1802", also known as the Health and Morals of Apprentices Act . The act regulated working conditions in cotton and wool mills. This was especially in regard to the child work force. The act included the limitation of a maximum of 8 hours of work for children between 9 and 13 years of age. Children between 14 and 18, were limited to 12 hours of work. The next Factory Act was the 1833 Factory Act. This act was a major accomplishment for the rights of child workers. With this act, children who worked in factories would now be given more safe regulations. Simple rules were put into place like children couldn't work at night, no child works under the age of nine, and children were to have at least two hours of schooling each day. These rules may seem basic for a factory but back then they helped change the lives of workers drastically. One other factory law is the 1847 law, also called The Ten Hour Act of 1847. The Ten Hours Act was made to ensure that women and children only worked up to 10 hours a day in factories. This now made a workers maximum schedule 10 hours of work on each weekday, Saturdays 8 hours, and off Sundays. The act was passed by Lord Ashley and John Fielden. Fielden personally believed that a ten hour day was too long for children, he supported the campaign for a ten hour day as he was aware this was the only thing that Parliament would accept. The bill was not passed on its first attempt because it caused a lot of controversy. This act was a major turning point for all factory
Reform of child labor was not an immediate success. It took a lot of years and many attempts by British Parliament to pass child labor laws. There were a series of Factory Acts that limited the number of hours worked by women and children, first in the textile industry, then later in all industries. The first Factory Act ever passed by the British Parliament was called "The Factory Health and Morals Act, 1802", also known as the Health and Morals of Apprentices Act . The act regulated working conditions in cotton and wool mills. This was especially in regard to the child work force. The act included the limitation of a maximum of 8 hours of work for children between 9 and 13 years of age. Children between 14 and 18, were limited to 12 hours of work. The next Factory Act was the 1833 Factory Act. This act was a major accomplishment for the rights of child workers. With this act, children who worked in factories would now be given more safe regulations. Simple rules were put into place like children couldn't work at night, no child works under the age of nine, and children were to have at least two hours of schooling each day. These rules may seem basic for a factory but back then they helped change the lives of workers drastically. One other factory law is the 1847 law, also called The Ten Hour Act of 1847. The Ten Hours Act was made to ensure that women and children only worked up to 10 hours a day in factories. This now made a workers maximum schedule 10 hours of work on each weekday, Saturdays 8 hours, and off Sundays. The act was passed by Lord Ashley and John Fielden. Fielden personally believed that a ten hour day was too long for children, he supported the campaign for a ten hour day as he was aware this was the only thing that Parliament would accept. The bill was not passed on its first attempt because it caused a lot of controversy. This act was a major turning point for all factory