Dickens Era--Child Labor :: History

Dickens Era--Child LaborEven though many of you p bents let out t here ar in fact opposed to sending your children to contrive in these textile factories, there be, in fact, many parents who do expression differently. However, there arent enough of these kinds of parents to satisfy factory owners, so they went as far as to purchase innocent children from orphan whiles and take to the woodshouses. These poor children are in a flash called pauper apprentices. They are forced into signing contracts that pronounced them the property of the factory. Because these Pauper apprentices are rather a bit cheaper to house and pay than adult workers these types of children labor workers name become extremely popular. These children work and live under terrible conditions. in that respect are even children as young as three eld old put into work in these factories. Normally, however they began work at age 5, and generally die before they reach age 25. This leaves them astir(predicate) four years away from working. Many of them are released at age 21. Punishment is a common activity in these factories. Because maintaining the speed the oer lookers of these laborers can stir up very difficult after a while, the all over lookers, with their hearts of st matchless, have no sympathy and punish the children for slowing down. They are either hit with a strap to make them work express or sometimes get their heads dipped into the water boiler. If late to work or caught talking to their peers, they are punished as well. Runaways are right away sent to jail as well as suspected runaways. The owners are supposed to supply their workers with meals. The quality of the food isnt good and the bar is meager. Often, these children have to eat while working causing dust and early(a) particles to smother the food. I was given the opportunity to briefly interview one little boy from a factory. However, our interview was cut off because he had to return to his duties. He is an e ight year old named Jeremy who works at the Quarry Bank Mill. It broke my heart listening to him How old are you Jeremy? Im eight How long have you been working here? Since I was 4 years old Jeremy, I noticed that your pegleg is injured, how long has your leg been this way? Its been this way for a hardly a(prenominal) yearsI think its because I never get a chance to really rest it.