Working conditions Working today is usually quite safe. The government has made laws forcing employers to look after the workforce and provide safety equipment and other things. At the start of the Industrial Revolution none of these laws existed and so working in a factory could prove to be very dangerous. Industries such as the cotton trade were particularly hard for workers to endure long hours of labor. Steam engines intensified the heat inside these …showed first 75 words of 717 total…

…showed last 75 words of 717 total…and arithmetic - taught at Sunday school on the child's day off. In early mill villages, the owner alone determined the hours, earnings and physical conditions of workers. With this complete control, it was not unusual for owners to take advantage of less powerful workers. While there was eventually legislation against child labor, it was not efficient. It wasn't until 1938 with the passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act that child labor was finally eliminated.