“In England 1900, 18% of all the population of workers were under the age of 16,” said Lawrence W. Reed who writes an article about child labor and how they were treated. Children could work in two different types of environments, on the farm and in the factories. They would work for 12 - 14 hours a day; with a one hour break or no break. Children who worked in factories would be very ill and less nutrients. Children would be killed or injured on the job; when they worked with heavy machines. When an accident occurred at work they would abandon them. No help was provided for them; they would not get the paycheck and they would then be fired on the spot.
