The Industrial Revolution: Lack Of Child Labor

The Industrial Revolution was a time when the world was changing from the use of handmade tools to machines. These changes happened steadily throughout Europe and around the globe and it impacted things from society to economics to culture . The Industrial Revolution also had immediate and long-term impacts such as progression in medical care, rapid urbanization, increased pollution, changes in transportation and communication, inexpensive new products, and the growth of labor unions. The Industrial Revolution created a society where environmental issues, worker rights and equal rights would be at the forefront of issues in centuries to come. These issues included working-class people who lived in slums that were inhumane to live in, child labor takes advantage of children due to lack of labor unions, and lack of labor unions take advantage of male and female workers. One environmental issue that impacted some people during the Industrial Revolution were working-class people lived in slums that were inhumane to be in. Document 11 describes the streets as “the streets are usually unpaved, full of holes, filthy and strewn with refuse. In the front of doors garbage and filth laid everywhere.” Document 11 describes the inhumane

These issues included working-class people who lived in slums that were inhumane to live in, child labor takes advantage of children due to lack of labor unions, and lack of labor unions take advantage of male and female workers. Decades later, these issues would be addressed as reformers made laws that restricted hours for workers, ended child labor, and stopped women and children from working in mines. Although, the pollution and contamination of rivers, and poor sewage systems would be the start of environmental problems that would soon emerge