Child Labour During The Industrial Revolution In Britain

Child labour generally means children work to produce a good or a service whether they are paid or not. It's a term for employing children. The Industrial Revolution introduces steam power. Factories were built. These took away the job from people. They moved to crowded cities to find work places. Labourers were needed. Families were poor so they sent children to work as well. People were used to it, they worked when they were young …

…first one to do that, many followed his example. There were also good people, reformers. One of whom was Robert Owen (1771-1858). He wanted to create a new type of community in New Lanark. He ordered to build schools in his factories, children were treated a lot better. Robert wrote several books and went around the country making speeches. Several laws were passed to improve children's work condition and make their life better and better.