Question

What factors were responsible for the miserable condition of child labour during the industrial revolution?

Answer 1

The Industrial Revolution of England was one of the most events in the creation of modern society. Not only was the revolution a time of great technological change but also social change. In this era different kinds of industries such as Textile, Mining, Railways came in to existence. For this industries they need more number of cheap labour hence The “Parish apprentice children” were some of the first children to be brought into the factory setting. These were children who had been taken in by the government and placed in orphanages. Rich factory owners approached parish leaders with the idea of them taking in children and feeding, housing and providing for those children in exchange for the children’s work in their factories