problems W+C Flashcards
1
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1833 factory act
A
- only covered textile mills
- 4 inspectors not enough for the 4000 mills across the country
- by end of 1830s less mill owners breaking the law (positive)
2
Q
robert peel
A
- 1841
- completely opposed to 10 hour working day
3
Q
report on conditions
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- 1842
- royal commission on children’s working conditions im mines
- took an official report fro change
4
Q
cheating the 10 hour day
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- some employers maintained the 12 hour day by managing breaks and using relays
- no regulations on when breaks are to be
5
Q
not all industries
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- not extended to all industries until 1867
6
Q
poor laws
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- poor law amendment act 1834
- workhouses
- breaking stones, bones, bad food
- separated
