Interview with a factory owner
Why did the children need to work?
The main cause that children needed to work was poverty, no one had enough money for the household and a child’s money could be 25 till 40% of all the money they received. The factory owner was strict but the parents also needed the children’s money because otherwise they had no food and they would starve. Another big cause is the fact that the children had nothing to do. There was no school they could go to or any sport club. It was also in our benefit because children were easier to handle and you could pay them less. They were not forced to so they did not need to work. They also already worked before the industrial revolution as soon as the parents found work for them but there was not a lot of work. When factories established there was more work available so more children could work. Most of the time the children started working in factories when they were 8,5 years old.
What dangerous jobs did the children do?
They needed to clean the machines because they were small and could clean on places where the adults could not. A big part also worked as piecers; they stood at a spinning machine and repaired breaks in the thread. This was the most unskilled work but it was …show more content…
The children were not allowed to work under the age of 12, they were not allowed to do non-light work and they were not allowed to do hazardous work. The work children did was under the age of 12, non-light work and hazardous so their work was not allowed. You can officially call this child labour because they had rights but nobody cared about the children. The parents also did not care because if the children would stay at home there would be a lot less money and they would not be able to pay the household of them and their children. There is also a law that the work is not allowed to be forced but that was not the case they could stay home but then they would
Why did the children need to work?
The main cause that children needed to work was poverty, no one had enough money for the household and a child’s money could be 25 till 40% of all the money they received. The factory owner was strict but the parents also needed the children’s money because otherwise they had no food and they would starve. Another big cause is the fact that the children had nothing to do. There was no school they could go to or any sport club. It was also in our benefit because children were easier to handle and you could pay them less. They were not forced to so they did not need to work. They also already worked before the industrial revolution as soon as the parents found work for them but there was not a lot of work. When factories established there was more work available so more children could work. Most of the time the children started working in factories when they were 8,5 years old.
What dangerous jobs did the children do?
They needed to clean the machines because they were small and could clean on places where the adults could not. A big part also worked as piecers; they stood at a spinning machine and repaired breaks in the thread. This was the most unskilled work but it was …show more content…
The children were not allowed to work under the age of 12, they were not allowed to do non-light work and they were not allowed to do hazardous work. The work children did was under the age of 12, non-light work and hazardous so their work was not allowed. You can officially call this child labour because they had rights but nobody cared about the children. The parents also did not care because if the children would stay at home there would be a lot less money and they would not be able to pay the household of them and their children. There is also a law that the work is not allowed to be forced but that was not the case they could stay home but then they would