Ten hours Act
Children working at extracting impurities from Coal
Questions to help you
- how old are these boys ?
- They work at removing impurities from coal moving on a conveyor belt: what do you think about their working conditions: light, position, ... ?
- List the potential health issue they might encounter in the future
Photograph of workers in a factory 1903
Questions to help you:
- What kind of factory is the boy working in
- How old do you think he is?
- Write a list of all the dangers you can see in the factory and what you think could be done to improve them
- This photograph is from 1903, 70 years after the first Factory Act. Explain whether you think work in the factory had improved for child workers by this time
Instructions to Ms. Pennymore
You are a photographer.
You have traveled to industrial regions in England and took photographs of young workers.
You have been invited to the House of Commons to testify on what you have seen.
Please comment your pictures and explain why the Factory Acts do not seem efficient to protect the children