Evaluate the effectiveness of collective responses by workers to industrialization in Western Europe during the course of the 19th century.
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The responses by workers to industrialization in Western Europe was very important during the 19th century. First of all, child labor was was a significant issue in which many disagreed with. Therefore it led to the English Factory Act of 1833 which put certain restrictions of child labor. This led to the adults demanding for shorter workdays and wanted to spend more time with their children who were working. Ultimately, men were known as husbands and fathers in the Textile industry. Many workers, including women and children were treated very unfair and did not have very priviledges. In result there were many attempts to improve this. So slowly, it did affect the workers of the industrialization to their advantage, such as the English Factory Act of 1833.
The responses of workers was somewhat effective towards industrialization in Western Europe. It was effective, although it took a long time in order for visible changes to be seen. A somewhat controversial circumstance had included child labor. Children and women were the ones to work. This was often unfair because they were receiving less pay and longer hours than men. Plus, depending on the job, kids were unable to grow to their full potential because they were constantly performing painstaking jobs which had put stress on their back, sometimes stunting their growth. The English Factory ACt of 1833 limited the workday of children ages 9-13, forbade the employment of children under the age of 9, and required factory owners to pay for two hours of education a day for the children.
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in response to the industial revolution the population had increased. it may be because the children and women were working in haradous areas. then machines were able to start making the jobs done in a more efficent way and healthier. so a response from the workers may be that it was a good thing the revolution was taking place. but also the workers(women and children) may have been upset because the new technology may taking over their jobs.so the people would be losing money. but the ecomony in Europe was becoming the ecomony for the world. and the men owning these new companies were all for the money. they didn't care if it was making people lose their jobs. some workers response to the industiralization was very happy because they were becoming wealthier. but the ones losing their jobs were not so happy about the industrialization.
During the industrial revolution the workers had many comments as to how the revolution affected them. Women and children were doing all the hard work, like crawling in the coal mines, and they were still getting paid less then men. Child labor became awfully dangerous because they weren’t able to grow properly and they were becoming sick due to all the toxic fumes from the coal mines. In England the Factory Act of 1833 was made, it allowed children (ages 14-18) to work no more than 12 hours a day with an hour lunch break, children (ages 9-13) must not work more than 8 hours with an hour lunch break and ages younger than 9 couldn’t work at all. Women and children were still being treated badly because there health was still in danger going into the coal mines. Once the machines started being made and workers didn’t have to work as much or some not at all they became angry because they didn’t have money to provide for their families and weren’t able to find stable jobs. Some men liked the new machines because they had new job opportunities that were easier and sometimes made more money. The men who created the machines were especially happy because they became wealthy, the new technology would help England’s economy so some workers were positive about the industrial revolution.
Lexy Bruce
You talked about women and children and there responses to the industrial revolution which is useful because they had it the hardest during this time. I think if you added how the women and children were affected by working in the coal mines it would be more informative. Also you mentioned how the new machines would help the economy in England I agree. I think you did well on this blog you used many examples and talked about more than just one perspective if the workers.
AkilahRA
I also liked how you mentioned child labor and the Factory Act of 1833. You could have explained it a little more though. Also how the women and children didn’t have privileges even though most of the time they worked harder than the men. Also the adults wanted to work less so they could spend time with their families, the new machines would have probably made that easier.
Workers in the Modern Industry of Western Europe all had valuable and significant ideas... In the Document pact... all the workers who were questioned all started working at the age of 10 [child labor]. In document 1, both workers agreed on long work hours, not enough time during break, and horrible working conditions. Certain workers were treated differently; eg. the children and women were treated worse because they didn't have many "rights" as "men". I think that the workers in turn would eventually get there way.
Response to takeyoudown93:
i agree with you on the basis that... children and women were the "most working" but, in my view... everyone had a hard time. The urban areas were getting more and more crowded, which caused many diseases and sicknesses. Everyone in almost every way was affected by industrialization either pro/con.
Response to Lexy Bruce:
Id like to agree with you on the matter of the machines making it faster and "healthier" for working conditions. But lets define healthier. In my POV... id like to say that it just made it a little bit better. There was still dust being everywhere, and during lunch breaks... the dirt and dust would occasionally get covered in dirt and dust, making them uneatable. Conditions got in a sense "better for the worse"
The responses given by wokers of the industrial revolution was in all a new shaping on working customs that we see today and in all was very effective. At the dawn of new inventions, jobs were being available to more people and women and childen were finally able to make a living. However the conditions of the womens' and childrens' labor was pathetic and appaling causing many unpleasant murmurs amongst the parental population. So there after The English Factory Act which guaranteed the rights that no child under the age of nine could work and the age of 18 could work at night. Education for kids was also brought about so that children would be able to go to school during the day instead of work. Female workers suffered frustrations such as lower wages which still seems to be a problem today. They were threatene with the fact that if they were pregnant there survival rates went down and if the baby was born, t would have to be fed which meant more work fo insufficient wages. To top it off, women beatdowns were more prevalent due to the stress that was put on the men in the industry. The men had tendencies to take out all their angers on the wife which was unfair also. For men, it was hard to compete with the machine as many of the new inventions left many fellows out of a job causing binge drinking among men. This led to vilolent acts such as beatings as previousl mentioned. the only ones that truly benefited from the industrialization were the inventors,factory owners, and companies due to the fact that with inventions that could replace manual labor would result in less salaries given away and more collecting of money. Many of these rich factory owners were men and still left the women and childen most badly unemployed throughout the development of technologies in the Industrial Revolution.
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In response to LexyBruce:
I like how you brought about all the factors and responses clear and simple. But I ate the meal and got the nutritional benefits, but did not get the flavor. It would have been good to elaborate on a few of those factors. Just saying so but still good job.
In response to Takeyoudown93:
Your account on the child labor issues and law developments was thorough and comprehensive but I'm kind of wondering about the women's point of view and the men who were also vital key functions of the industrialization period. Good blog still.
The responses by workers to the industrialization in Western Europe played a major role during the 19th century. For example many people were working more now than ever, even the children. Child labor, although was used a great deal of the time such as in the coal mines was something many did disagree with. Robert Owen finally decided to do soemthing about this, he discussed and changed the health, safety and work hours of the children AND women. This lead to others, such as the men, wanting shorter work days, however alot of them could not afford it at the time and also because of the technology restrictions. However because alot of the men worked in textiles this all soon changed. In 1793 Eli Whitney created the cotton gin which made creatind textiled alot easier and faster, which allowed the workers what they wanted.
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AkilahRA
I liked your details, however do you think you could ellaborate more on the English Factory Act of 1833
KristaRa
I loved the detail some of which I have never even heard of, you also made some very good points about the child labor. Also how you looked at both the positive and negative aspects of this arguement.
The industrial revolution was looked upon with different views. The factory owners loved the idea of industrializing. It brought them more money, however they did not give the workers much of anything. The workers who were mainly woman and children would work in hazardous and unsanitary conditions, which would cause many problems in their lives. The family unit had changed. Everyone was constantly working crazy hours and never had any time to spend together. this was different from the cottage system which brought the family together. All these negative responses to the industrialization of western Europe led to the Factory Act of 1833, which created better working conditions for children putting restrictions on who worked and when they could work. However several positive things did come from the bad working and living conditions. Many new inventions were created to make factories more efficient with less work, and all around healthier.
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Amelia
Your statement on the cotton gin is good evidence of something i had said. it shows that good things had come out of the industrial revolution, it was not all bad. I feel that everyone had just focused on the child labor, and factory act, and although it was good to add, it wasn't all there was to the revoultion, and you brought up other things. Good job!
Takeyoudown93
I strongly agree with your statement that the responses were effective, although it took a long time in order for visible changes to be seen. Nothing changed over night because of peoples responses. It took time for the factory act to pass, and it took time for conditions to improve. however, it is important to know that they had changed. overall your resonse was very strong.
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