WORKING CONDITIONS
WORKING CONDITIONS WERE VERY BAD
WORKING HOURS
- WORKING HOURS WERE VERY LONG AND USUALLY RANGED FROM 12-14 HOURS PER DAY
- THEY WORKED USUALLY 6 DAYS A WEEK
- VERY SHORT LUNCH BREAKS TO EAT
BAD WORKING CONDITIONS IN THE COAL MINE
PEOPLE WORKING IN THE TEXTILES
WORKERS ON LUNCH BREAK
WAGES
- MADE LITTLE MONEY
- MEN MADE 10-15 SHILLINGS A WEEK
- WOMEN MADE 5 SHILLINGS A WEEK
- CHILDREN MADE 1 SHILLING A WEEK
- RENT WAS 45 SHILLINGS A MONTH AND 1 POUND OF TEA COSTED 6 SHILLINGS
SAFETY OF MACHINERY
- MACHINES WERE DIRTY AND DANGEROUS
- LOCKED WINDOWS AND DOORS AND THE CEILINGS WERE LOW
- NO OR LITTLE LIGHTING
- COULD LOSE LIMBS
- MACHINES WERE UNGUARDED
- LUNGS AND THROATS GOT INFECTIONS FROM BAD, POLLUTED AIR
MEN WORKING AT A COAL
WOMEN WORKING ON A SPIN JENNY
MAN WORKING IN DARK COAL MINE
SOURCES
- PLACARDS
- INTERNET
- BOOK
CONCLUSION
WORKING CONDITIONS WERE VERY BAD FOR PEOPLE AS THEY COULD BARELY LIVE. WHILE MEN MADE 10-15 SHILLINGS A WEEK, WOMEN MADE 5 AND CHILDREN ONLY MADE 1. NOT ONLY WERE THE WAGES BAD, THE HOURS AND CONDITIONS GOT WORSE. THE UNSAFE MACHINERY PUT MANY PEOPLE TO RISK AND WOULD BE FIRED IF INJURED. LUNG DISEASES WERE ALSO COMMON FROM THE POLLUTED AIR. THE PEOPLE THAT WORKED USUALLY HAD 12-16 HOUR DAYS WHICH WAS TERRIBLE AND HAD 6 DAY WEEKS. THESE CONDITIONS MADE WORKING VERY HARD.