Nineteenth Century Child Labor In England's Coal Mining Industry
Academic Level at Time of Presentation
Graduate
Major
History
List all Project Mentors & Advisor(s)
Dr. Rivera
Presentation Format
Oral Presentation
Abstract/Description
Analyzing a multitude of reports, laws, and interviews by men, women, and children who all worked in the coal mining industry in the nineteenth century. The Industrial Revolution started in the late eighteenth century and continued. The need for coal was prominent during this time, which increased the need for labor. With the need for workers, child labor surged. The children's work was primarily in factories and other mass production industries, such as the coal mining industry. There were many reasons why children were seeked out to work and some of England’s industries when the industrial revolution was full steam ahead like the need for more wages to help feed family members due to the poverty that they suffered, a family member becoming ill, or the child’s education was over and it was time to get out in the real world working a job to help support the family. By analyzing these sources about workers in the coal mining industry during 19th-century England at the height of the industrial revolution, there was a lack of safety precautions put into place, and working conditions were astonishing. With the public's concern growing after a disaster leading to the deaths of many, England’s Parliament stepped in to better establish working conditions for individuals.
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Nineteenth Century Child Labor In England's Coal Mining Industry
Analyzing a multitude of reports, laws, and interviews by men, women, and children who all worked in the coal mining industry in the nineteenth century. The Industrial Revolution started in the late eighteenth century and continued. The need for coal was prominent during this time, which increased the need for labor. With the need for workers, child labor surged. The children's work was primarily in factories and other mass production industries, such as the coal mining industry. There were many reasons why children were seeked out to work and some of England’s industries when the industrial revolution was full steam ahead like the need for more wages to help feed family members due to the poverty that they suffered, a family member becoming ill, or the child’s education was over and it was time to get out in the real world working a job to help support the family. By analyzing these sources about workers in the coal mining industry during 19th-century England at the height of the industrial revolution, there was a lack of safety precautions put into place, and working conditions were astonishing. With the public's concern growing after a disaster leading to the deaths of many, England’s Parliament stepped in to better establish working conditions for individuals.