Working conditions
Industrial revolution
Child labor (1800's)
Children from 8-12 years old working on harmful machines.
Child labor (2012)
Child working on a hot sunny day, in construction.
Factories ( IR )
Old factories during the 1800's that had many workers from children to parents working.
Factories today
Factories upgraded with better looks and better machines.
Housing 1800's
The housing here looks like their in bad conditions and are all close to factories for the workers.
Housing 2014
This house looks much cleaner, in a peaceful neighborhood , and with much better utilities.
Schools during the industrial revolution
Kids learning in their classroom
Schools in 2014
Two girls enjoying activity on laptop
The hungry
This women has two children with her and suffering from hunger during this time.
Children suffering from hunger today
Many children in Africa, Mexico and some places in Asia suffer from hunger. Many of them die.
QUOTE
This quote says everything about the working conditions and consequences the workers went through.
Telegraph
There were many inventions during the industrial revolution, one of the inventions was the telegraph.
iPhone 6
Today's latest invention and most popular in society is the iPhone 6. There are many inventions created everyday that are advancing in technology.
Dangerous Work
Many of the jobs woman did during the industrial revolution were very dangerous and ended up passing away.
Abuse towards workers
Low-paid employees worked up to 16 hours a day. Were punished with physical abuse.
Low wages
Employees would get paid less then 10 cents a day.
Minimum wage today
Today's minimum wage is $8.00 , people are still trying to raise it up to $9.00.
Replacement
Owners are starting to replace workers with machines to get the job done faster.
Changes in transportation
One invention created by the Robert Fulton was the steam-boat. Waterways, roads, and railroads were three things that changed transportation.
Ozone layer
The Industrial Revolution began affecting our atmosphere with all the pollution produced by the factories.