Explain Why Young Girls Were Forced To Work In The Factories

Young girls were forced to work in the factories due to their families’ poverty.

A contract for employment, “We confirm that in return for contracting the above person employed as a female operative at your filature …, we have received the said earnest money in full.” (Doc E) Earnest money is the money that the parents of the hired girl received once they contract is signed. Parents were signed these contracts because they live in poverty, they relied on their kids to live. This is not fair, not fair for the family but more for the young girl because the contract was between the parent of the factory, no voice of the girl in the contract, despite the fact if the girl willing to work or not, the contract is just like selling the girl to the factory to work. From a song that was written by a Silk Worker about 1900, “Because I am poor, at age twelve I was sold to this factory. When my parents told me, “Now it is time to go” My very heart wept tears of blood.” (Doc G) The girl is sad and hurt when she was …show more content…
It is immoral that the Japanese factories hired young girls because knowing that money is important to the girls, who live in poverty need money to support