The Controversial Working Conditions Of Factory Workers During The Industrial Revolution

During the industrial revolution, children and adults were forced to worked in factories. These factories had controversial working conditions. The workers were forced to work thirteen or fourteen hours a day. Many of theses people were forced move from their farms into the major city to work in these factories. Many people had strong opinions on whether the conditions in the factory were safe enough or suitable for the people working there. Some doctors believe that working here was beneficial for their health while others believed the complete opposite.

There are many people who are completely against the factory and its conditions. Robert Owens states that when he visited the factories he saw children starved, sick, injured and even some disabled from the gruelling hours at work, Children were working from 6 in the morning until 7 or 8 at night. These hours were not suitable or safe for anyone to be working. Mainly children, would get punished for breaking the rules. For example, kids who fell asleep would be dipped into water, legs first, to wake them up and would also be beaten with leather straps for not working at the ideal pace and or taking too long to get back to work after a miniscule break.
Robert Blincoe, 4 years old, was told that working in the factories would mean he would be treated with luxuries, instead he was also beaten and developed many illnesses while working there. Children were caught trying to run away from the factories as they could not take many more days amongst the appalling state of the factories. Dr. Michael Ward said that Children were made weak and more prone to injuries while working in the factory. He added that childrens limbs have been mutated by the machines while working in the