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There were several problems that the laborers faced. There were unsafe working conditions, unequal pay, discrimination, and so many other things. Some places even had children as young as four working in factories. Women in the workplace were treated unfairly compared to the men. Unsafe working conditions led to many injuries and deaths in men, women, and children.

The working conditions in factories were so bad during this time that it often led to sickness, injuries and death. People who worked in mines had to face many dangerous disadvantages every day. The working conditions in mines were very unsafe,

On the other hand, because of the establishment of factories by businessmen, the workers ' lives became hard as they faced unfair working conditions in dirty and small working places. They worked long hours with no break. The machines used in factories were also very dangerous and led to workers enduring injuries. Unskilled labor did not even require training. During the Industrial Revolution, child labor became common since it was cheaper to have children working. Instead of earning an education, children started working as early as 8 years old. Also, factories produced pollution within the cities because of all the coal that was being used for power, leading smoke to contaminate the air. People became sick and even

Even the young and the elderly were forced to work as well. They hardly ever got days off, only on Sundays and holidays that were not frequent, such as Christmas.

If a child were to work at the mill they would start out as young as ten years old. Most of the children that did work at the mill would got to school for about 6 hours then they would go to work for 7 or so hours. Also many of the women that did work at the mill their husbands had died so they had to provide for their children and they typically had more than two children. It was very rough at the mill, the air was filled with fumes and lint and it would get stuck in the worker's lungs and they would get really sick. It was terrible for the children to because they didn’t have a well developed immune system so they would get sick a lot quicker and they would get

Not only were the workers not treated well, the building was also very unsanitary and unsafe. They worked on top of each other in cramped spaces where there were just lines and lines of sewing machines. The exit doors were locked in order to stop the workers from leaving to go to the bathroom. Only the foreman had the keys to unlock the doors.There were four elevators that had access to the factory floors but only one of them were in working condition. In order to get to the working elevator, the workers had to go down a long narrow hallway. This elevator was only able to hold 12 people at a time. Factory floors had no sprinkler system and the entire building only had one fire escape that was not big enough for all of the people in

Not only was learning how to operate new machines frustrating, it was also a very dangerous job. Safety standards had not yet been introduced and the people were working jobs in which losing their lives or being physically harmed was very likely and not uncommon. Workers were on the job for long hours every day without receiving frequent breaks. They also faced the risk of deadly fires and dealt with working in buildings that did not provide adequate ventilation or heating during the cold part of the year. For example, workers who were responsible for performing the process of purifying iron were often working in temperatures that would reach up to 130 degrees. It was also hard for the workers to protest or strike in hopes of receiving better working conditions or fairer working hours because of the unemployment rate being fairly high. Employers could easily replace them with someone else and also because working rights had not been established at this point, strikes were often dealt with severely.

Many of the workers “demand a reduction of the hours of labor”(Document G), because they were required to work long hours with little pay in bad working conditions. Moreover, the workers had to comply to their bosses with no questions asked, “in which the individual no longer works as independently as formerly, but as a private in the ranks, obeying orders, keeping step, as it were, to the tap of the drum”(Document C). The labors did not work in good conditions, but because the economy was bad, workers could not just quit their job at their own free will. They needed money to pay for their tenements and food, and many of them lived in hull-houses or tenements stuffed with other families and individuals in the same position as them. On the other hand, according to the statistics provided by document A, food prices and fuel and lightening prices decreased significantly over the the years from 1870 to 1899. The cost of living also decreased over the years, but barely. Comparatively, big businesses started opening department stores which attracted the consumers during their leisure time. Department stores were “hundreds of stores coordinated into one and laid out” all under one roof which made it easier for the consumers to shop. Individuals started to enjoy leisure, while some went and shopped, some enjoyed movies and even walking around the

The living conditions were horrible for the people. So many factories were polluting the air and destroying natural beauty. Without factory pollution and other harmful things people lived longer. People started dying more, “...by atmospheric impurities…”that came from the factories (Document 6). People are supposed to live healthily and happily but now with factories, the world was becoming darker

With how dangerous the factory's work conditions are people died everyday. This would often stress others out. Even if your loved ones died you couldn't stop your work to grieve for them because you would either be fired or not get paid. These death also caused many riots to help fix factories work conditions. But good things came out of these factories as well. Many resources can from them. These materials made it possible to create new materials to help make our lives more easier and convenient. These technological advancements help us get to where we are to and greatly impacted our modern day

Dangerous factory conditions also had a negative effect on society. Although the factory system positively helped to advance technology, its environments were horrendous. Firstly, these horrible conditions brought on multiple types of health risks (Document 3). Due to epidemics spread from factories, workers could be subdued to respiratory problems and could gain permanent deformities on their body. Secondly, when workers

With the amount of steel being produced, people were being exposed to very poor work conditions. The workers would not have any protective gear, only around two layer of long johns. A worker once said that a chain could break, a ladle could fall over and the iron could explode. Iron slag could fall on you and boil your insides. People would work 12 hour shifts, with no breaks and little rest. The boss-man once said that efficiency for the steel plant was their main priority, rather than safety.

-During this time factory workers faced harsh working conditions and had low paying wages. They weren't given basic rights as workers and they were certainly not protected. The conditions they had to work in were horrible having due that there weren't any reliable emergency exits and they were exposed to unsafe, dangerous equipment. In many cases workers lost limbs or were seriously

During the Industrial Revolution and in the Romantic Period, child labor was very common for most of the children that lived during that time. Many of the families were very poor and needed all the extra money that they could get. Children were sent to work in various workplaces such as factories, mines, and even mills. The children received little or no pay from their jobs. The workplaces required extremely long work hours usually from sun up to sun down with very few breaks in between. Most children also received very harsh treatment if they slacked off of their work. The owners of the companies gave little or no attention to the children. They wanted the production to be made each day no matter how hard it was on them.

In England during the industrial revolution there was a lot of poverty and pollution, especially in the main towns where the mass unemployment and people often had to go into the work houses. The conditions that they were made to work in were overcrowded. There was no sanitation or anywhere to clean, and there was a large amount of pollution. These all led to diseases among the workers. Some of the jobs that the children were made to do were chimney sweeping or selling matches. Adults had to do bone crushing for fertilisers, working in kitchens and doing the laundry for rich people.