Working Conditions
How old were the youngest workers during the Industrial Revolution?
5
What happened to cities during the Industrial Revolution?
They became more crowded and dirty
What is a strike?
When workers refuse to work until their bosses meet their demands
What laws exist today to prevent child labor?
By law, children have to reach a certain age before they can work. In Utah, you must be 14 before you can hold a job. You also cannot work during school hours and it cannot be dangerous in any way
What were two of the dangers of working in a mine?
Collapse, Methane gas, Black Lung, Crushed by carts
Why was there so much illness in the cities during the Industrial Revolution?
No good process for dealing with sewage and cleaning the streets. The streets were dirty and crowded. Dirty drinking water
Who were the Luddites?
People who fought against the changes in the Industrial Revolution by destroying machines and burning factories
What laws exist today to prevent the horrible working hours that existed during the Industrial Revolution?
Now, if a worker works longer than 8 hours a day (or 40 hours a week), they must be paid overtime (paid more than they normally are).
What were two of the dangers of working in a factory?
Getting caught in the machines, getting beaten by overseers
What causes cholera?
Dirty Water
What did Charles Dickens do to help people understand what life was like for poor people during the Industrial Revolution?
He wrote books where the main characters were poor people living in the Industrial Revolution. He based a lot of the stories off of his own childhood.
What laws exist now to keep people from being injured or killed at work as often as they were during the Industrial Revolution?
Now, your job is legally required to keep you as safe as possible. They need to prove they are doing everything possible to keep you safe. Machines are also required to have safety inspections to make sure you are as safe as possible.
Why did factories hire children?
They could be paid less than adults
How did John Snow figure out what causes cholera?
He made a map and asked the people in the area.
What kinds of evidence was gathered to prove that there were problems in the mines and factories?
Quotes from people who worked there, quotes from doctors, photos, drawings, numbers of injuries.
What laws exist now to make sure that you do not get sick from cholera or something similar?
The law requires that your water and food be inspected to make sure it is clean. If it is not, you need to be told so that you can make choices to keep yourself healthy and safe.
How were factory overseers able to mistreat their workers without getting into trouble?
There were many other people that would take these jobs. If you complained, they could replace you. There were no laws protecting people. (Any of these sentences work)
What is one of the symptoms of cholera?
Dehydration, diarrhea, vomiting, blue tint to your skin, possibly death
Who was Lord Ashley?
He was a British lawmaker who gathered evidence to try to get laws changed to protect child workers. In our textbook, we read about him interviewing Patience Kershaw and asking the court to create laws to protect her and her siblings.
What laws exist to protect workers from being abused at work?
A business is required to keep its workers safe. Most businesses have a Human Resources department to make sure that everyone feels safe at work. If something happens where a worker gets abused at work, the business can get in a lot of trouble with the law