Workers In Industrializing Russia

The workers in the cities worked for very long hours in awful conditions, which stressed problems in the basic infrastructure of Russia and its underprivileged economic. Russia was in a mess: there was social unrest as workers grew increasingly angry with their atrocious working

During the early 1900’s, the tsar government became progressively weaker and increasingly aware of its vulnerability in Europe. An average industrial employee worked twelve hours daily in Russia. Alongside this, factory conditions were extremely harsh and the workers felt like little concern was given to their safety and health. Even though attempts to lessen the harsh conditions were made by the workers, little was accomplished. Russian workers wanted to cutback on the hours

“People were forced to work in harsh, dangerous conditions in order to be able to provide for their families” (Document 8). Although most people were grateful to have a job, the conditions that they were forced to work for in order to provide for their families were unfair to them, and their families. Just because they obtained a job one day, doesn’t mean they would have it the next day, for example, if an employee was sick, or injured and had to miss a day of work the employee wasn’t guaranteed to continually have the job after they finally recovered. “I am at work in a spinning room tending four sides of warp which is one girl’s work” (Document 1) working conditions such as these are very harsh for the employees, not only do they have to keep up with the work of four people. Not only do the employees have to keep up with the sea of work, they also have to attempt not to get injured with the very harsh conditions lots of employees did in fact end up with serious injuries. “5 in the morning till 9 at night…” (Document 7) Those were the harsh working hours according to twenty-three year old Elizabeth Bentley. Long hours such as those were very common for factory workers, which made life hard for employees. Not only was harsh working conditions bad, but also the worst consequence that came about through the Industrial Revolution was child

They spend 12 to 14 hours each day shut up in a low-ceiling rooms they are all sickly and emaciated, their bodies thin and frail, their limbs feeble, their complexions pale, their eyes dead. This is the horror that Flora Tristan witnessed; people were working more than half a day with no food, clothes, and the working conditions were full of toxic air and other harmful substances. Her standpoint in this statement can be said as being non-biased as she is a socialist and thus, she cares (Doc. 7). People reacted violently to these conditions, which forced the government to pass the Ten Hours Act, which limited the number of hours a worker could work to ten hours a day. This resulted in better condition of the workers. William Abram, a journalist and historian, noticed, the condition of the factory laborers has been vastly improved (Doc. 10). This shows the result of the reaction of the people. The point of view of William Abram is factual and accurate as he is a journalist and a historian, and his work is to provide people with the truth. As witnessed by Frances Kemble, actress, poet, and dramatist, people were [s]houting No Corn Laws when she arrived in Manchester during the inaugural of railway. This shows the reaction to the wages that workers got before some reforms in Manchester (Doc. 4). Document 10 also states that the [w]ages thanks

Reforms were made during industrialization to help improve the poor working conditions present in mines and factories that had been created by the rapidly expanding workforce. Workers often worked in conditions that had detrimental effects on their long term health and had many hazards. Miners were exposed to heavy falling rocks, excessive smoke, poisonous gas and bad air. They often got what is known as miners’ asthma and many died from it (Doc 1). Factory workers worked in cramped, unclean buildings that had many fire hazards and safety issues.

Many visitors discovered the working and living conditions of the suffering people. “If you visit a factory, it is easy to see that the comfort and welfare of the workers have never entered the builder’s head” (Doc 7). A women’s rights advocate in 1842 implies if you haven’t seen the city conditions, then you can’t appreciate how your belongings are made. People are furthering looking into how workers are being treated since they are working around fourteen hours straight every day of the week ingesting the fumes from the contents their working with. A medical journal presents that life expectancy is lower than rural areas for industrial jobs; In Manchester, an artisan would only live until their late teens, while in Rutland, an artisan would live until their late thirties (Doc 8).

-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

The introduction of factories and assembly lines created more jobs and this intrigued and influenced Americans to move near local factories to begin working. The creation of jobs in textile factories lowered the unemployment rate of the nation, but also gave migrant workers a way of making a living as they could work for cheaper and this outraged the community searching for jobs in the South. With the amount of people desperate for jobs, factory employers could set wages as low as they wanted, knowing that they could always find workers to agree to their terms. With the introduction of high-efficiency assembly lines and factories came the dangerous working conditions that employees had to face while working in factories. Many factories had machines that spat out smoke and this created health risks for many workers as they were covered in black soot at the end of each workday. Even children had to work in these rough factories and many of them developed deformities due to the lack of exercise and sunlight. Another health-related issue of machinery in factories was the amount of machines that had no safety precautions, putting American workers at risk every time they used the machines. Along with these harsh and dangerous work conditions, employees were only allowed two breaks per day; one for lunch and one for dinner. These conditions led to labor unions and protests

“By the 1800s, people could earn higher wages in factories than on farms.” (Industrialization; Case study:Manchester, 723) Although these higher wages made in factories pushed the industrial revolution forward, by being able to afford resources such as coal, factory life damaged its workers and the community by created border between classes. For example, working conditions. Working conditions during this time were extremely poor, and on average, a worker would spend 14 hours a day in factories. Factories were unsanitary, unsafe and generally not enjoyable. “Factories were seldom well lit or clean. Machines injured workers. A boiler might explode or a drive belt might catch an arm. And there was no government program to provide aid in case of injury.” (Industrialization; Case

In the first nineteenth century, the class system is defined by people's background. People in the upper class like aristocrat did not have to work, and their income was from inherited land and investment. People in the middle class's salary was paid monthly, and most of them worked on the decent work such as bankers, ship owners, doctors, and teachers. Physical labour, carpenter and sailor belong to the working class and these humble occupation's salary paid daily or weekly wages. In other words, these occupations are not steady. It was unfortunately for people in the underclass, most of them were beggars, thieves and criminals and did not have work.

The Industrial Revolution was a very important part of this country’s history. It made things easier for many people, such as not having to make clothes by hand . However, the success of the Industrial revolution also sacrificed many things that were important for the well being of the people. The Industrial Revolution was not worth sacrificing the people’s health, the poverty, and the overpopulation and pollution.

In the 1800's had yet to spring into the modern industrialized world. Under Russia's feudal system, serfs were trussed to the novels who's property and land they worked. Nobles enjoyed almost unlimited power over them.by the 1820's most and many Russians trusted that seldom would and must end. In the Russians eyes, the system was wrong morally because it prevented and stopped the empire from advancing economically. The czars however, were reluctant to let the serfs free. But if they chose to free the serfs that would anger the landowners, who's support and substance which the czars needed to stay in power.

In 1877, railroad workers went on strike because of unjust treatment. The workers went on strike because wages were cut multiple times and many workers were laid off. The strike began with mobs in Chicago. The strike was violent and destructive. Workers derailed trains, sabotaged equipment, and burned cars. The strike halted business in many different areas, and was cataclysmic to the industry. The mayor of Chicago called in 5,000 vigilantes to restore order, the federal government brought in the National Guard to help. The government was successful, but not without violence. At least 18 died in the strike, and this first national strike led to jaundiced views of the industry during the 19th century.

The industrialization process during the First Five-Year Plan had major accomplishments throughout the Soviet Union, as hundreds of new mines and factories were built. The most astonishing industrial complexes were the Magnitogorsk industrial area and the Dnieper Dam (Ilin, Nucia, Counts, 70). The Magnitogorsk was an industrial center constructed in the Urals. It became one of the most iconic industrial areas in the Soviet Union, boosting the steel and iron production in the Soviet Union. In 1932, the pig iron output of Magnitogorsk was almost ten percent of the total output in Soviet Union, and its fraction further grew during the latter years, reaching over 1.2 million tons by 1934 (Corin, Fiehn, 226). The Dnieper Dam was a major project

The Industrial Revolution in Russia Russia, which began its industrial revolution at least a half century behind most of the West European countries, had to meet a number of special challenges. Russia moved to industrialisation in stages. An uncertain experimental phase – which Russia had already experienced to an extent before 1870 – included larger reforms that helped free up economic change. This preliminary period was followed by more rapid growth in a society still overwhelming agricultural. Russia had well-developed industrial sectors by the early 20th century, but paused well behind the West.