In 1802 the first act (the “Health and Morals of Apprentices Act”) was the initial step to change. Robert Owen -the owner of a textile mill who proposed the idea- had this act passed through parliament. Stating that children had to have schooling for their first four years of the apprenticeship and they had to have better living conditions such as:
Efficient air flow through mils
Walls and floors washed regularly
Separate bedrooms must be provided for both genders
Maximum of two children per bed
Two full outfits must be given to children (one has to be newly bought)
Children must be taught reading, writing and arithmetic for the first four years of the apprenticeship
And an hour of Christianity lessons with the local Anglican minister on Sundays
Efficient air flow through mils
Walls and floors washed regularly
Separate bedrooms must be provided for both genders
Maximum of two children per bed
Two full outfits must be given to children (one has to be newly bought)
Children must be taught reading, writing and arithmetic for the first four years of the apprenticeship
And an hour of Christianity lessons with the local Anglican minister on Sundays