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RaulGuerra_FACTORY ACTS

  • FACTORY ACT

    FACTORY ACT
    -Children banned from working in textile factories under the age of 9.
    - 13 year olds limited to 9 hours a day and 48 hours a week.
    - 18 year olds limited to 12 hours a day and 69 hours a week.
    - All children under 11 to have two hours of education a day.
  • MINES AND COLLIERIES ACT

    MINES AND COLLIERIES ACT
    -All women and children under 10 were banned from working underground. -No one under 15 years was to work winding gear in mines.
  • FACTORY ACT

    FACTORY ACT
    -.9 to 13 years old to work a maximum of six and a half hours on weekdays and only six hours on Saturday. -14 to 18 year olds to work a maximum of 12 hours a day and the same applied to women. -Child workers’ ages were to be verified by surgeons. -Three hours of education a day for children.
  • MINES ACT

    MINES ACT
    -Established the legal working day as from 6am to 6pm. -Gave powers for mines inspectors to go underground.
  • THE FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT

    THE FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT
    -No children under the age of 10 were to be employed.
  • THE EDUCATION ACT

    THE EDUCATION ACT
    -School attendance was made compulsory for children up to the age of 10.
  • FACTORY ACT

    FACTORY ACT
    -No children under the age of 11 were to be employed.
  • EDUCATION ACT

    EDUCATION ACT
    -A system of secondary schools was established.