The Factory Act of 1833
What is the Factory Act of 1833?
This law was the first to appoint inspectors to enforce factory regulations.
What is the Mines Act of 1842?
This 1842 act banned women and young children from working underground.
What is the Ten Hours Act of 1847?
This act limited the factory workday to ten hours for women and young people.
Who are children under age 9?
This group was banned from working in textile factories under the 1833 act.
What is the Royal Commission Report of 1842?
This investigation revealed shocking mine conditions and led to the Mines Act.
What is the textile industry?
This major industry was most affected by the Ten Hours Act.
What is 9 hours?
Children aged 9–13 were limited to this many work hours per day.
What is 10 years old?
Boys under this age were banned from working in coal mines.
Who are adult men?
This group was excluded from the protections of the Ten Hours Act.
What is mandatory schooling?
Besides limiting work hours, this requirement aimed to improve children’s futures.
Who are women?
Lawmakers claimed mine work was too dangerous and degrading for this group.
What are work shifts or start times?
Some factory owners tried to avoid the law by changing this part of the workday.
What is workers’ ages?
Many factory owners avoided this law by lying about this detail.
What is poor enforcement / lack of inspectors / mine owners ignoring the law?
This was a major reason the Mines Act of 1842 had limited success despite being passed into law.
What is loss of profit?
This criticism was commonly made by factory owners in response to the Ten Hours Act.