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Child Labor. Industrial Revolution. OCCUPATIONS. TEXTILE FACTORY Employed children as young as 6 Worked from 5 or 6 a.m. to 9 or 10 p.m. One break all day-lunch for 30 or 40 minutes Beatings If they were late If they were tired-to keep them awake If they made a mistake
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Child Labor Industrial Revolution
OCCUPATIONS • TEXTILE FACTORY • Employed children as young as 6 • Worked from 5 or 6 a.m. to 9 or 10 p.m. • One break all day-lunch for 30 or 40 minutes • Beatings • If they were late • If they were tired-to keep them awake • If they made a mistake • Many were seriously injured or killed • Serious health problems due to breathing contaminated air or drinking contaminated water-pollution.
OCCUPATIONS, cont’d. • MINE • Employed children as young as 6 • Worked from 5 or 6 a.m. to 9 or 10 p.m. • One break all day-lunch for 30 or 40 minutes • “Hurriers, Trappers, Bearers” • Many were seriously injured or killed • Very lonely, solitary work environment
OCCUPATIONS, cont’d. • FARM HANDS • CHIMNEY SWEEPS • STREET CHILDREN • Orphans • Stole or were pick pockets • Begged for food • Slept outside-doorways, alleys, abandoned buildings. • Dirty, ragged
CHILD LABOR TODAY • SWEATSHOPS • U.S.0-$178 billion-clothing • More than half is made in sweatshops were children work
