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Children as young as six years old during the industrial revolution worked hard hours for little or no pay. Children were employed in factories for two reasons- Children meant cheaper labour, and families needed everyone bringing in money. B
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Topic 1- Life in the Factories Children as young as six years old during the industrial revolution worked hard hours for little or no pay. Children were employed in factories for two reasons- Children meant cheaper labour, and families needed everyone bringing in money. Below is a normal day at work: 6am- get up 7am- begin work at factory 9am- short break for breakfast 1pm- break for lunch until 2pm 8pm- finish work and go home This happened every day except Sunday. Their wages were 4 shillings a week, (20p now). This source is believable because it is about a day at the mill, by a person who was there. Children sometimes worked up to 19 hours a day, with a one-hour total break. On average, however, most people worked about 12-14 hours a day. Women were paid half, and children a third of a man's wage. A typical wage for male workers was...
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