Alison Powell, 9SS/9Y1
30/11/02
Research on child labour.
What was a scavenger? A scavenger was a small child who had to pick up loose cotton from under the working machinery. It was very dangerous as the child was expected to do this while the machine was being used
What did Robert Blincoe dislike about his job?
Robert Blincoe disliked his job because he was startled when he saw the boys pull out the fore-parts of their shirts, holding it with both hands and receiving Potato's for their supper, The girls held up dirty, greasy aprons and received there food and sat down and ate.
What did Edward Baines say about scavengers?
He said that the scavengers was born of bad health and could sink under factory labour as they did with any other labour
How long did the children work in the mills each day?
They had to work in the factory for 10 hours a day
What did Elizabeth Bentley have to say?
She said that she worked from half-past five till eight in the night, she had 40 minutes for meal time, if she was late they would strap her and the card room affected her health by dust getting into her lungs and she said that she pulled bones out of places
What kind of foods did they eat in the mills?
The foods they ate in the factory were water-porridge with onions to flavour and for dinner oatcakes. The children often complained about them. They also sometimes had to eat it while working which meant there food would get dusty and dirty.
What kind of punishments did they receive?
If the children started to slow down while working they were usually strapped to make them speed up again. Also in some factories if a child look drowsy they would be dipped head-first in a tank of cistern, They was also punished for arriving late and talking to other children.
What caused the accidents?
Machinery caused a lot of accidents in factories which was unguarded which wounded a lot of the children and in extreme cases killed them.
What happened to the injured workers?
When a worker was injured they: Had there wages stopped Had no medical attention And whatever the seriousness off the wound, no compensation was afforded
Research on child labour.
What was a scavenger? A scavenger was a small child who had to pick up loose cotton from under the working machinery. It was very dangerous as the child was expected to do this while the machine was being used
What did Robert Blincoe dislike about his job?
Robert Blincoe disliked his job because he was startled when he saw the boys pull out the fore-parts of their shirts, holding it with both hands and receiving Potato's for their supper, The girls held up dirty, greasy aprons and received there food and sat down and ate.
What did Edward Baines say about scavengers?
He said that the scavengers was born of bad health and could sink under factory labour as they did with any other labour
How long did the children work in the mills each day?
They had to work in the factory for 10 hours a day
What did Elizabeth Bentley have to say?
She said that she worked from half-past five till eight in the night, she had 40 minutes for meal time, if she was late they would strap her and the card room affected her health by dust getting into her lungs and she said that she pulled bones out of places
What kind of foods did they eat in the mills?
The foods they ate in the factory were water-porridge with onions to flavour and for dinner oatcakes. The children often complained about them. They also sometimes had to eat it while working which meant there food would get dusty and dirty.
What kind of punishments did they receive?
If the children started to slow down while working they were usually strapped to make them speed up again. Also in some factories if a child look drowsy they would be dipped head-first in a tank of cistern, They was also punished for arriving late and talking to other children.
What caused the accidents?
Machinery caused a lot of accidents in factories which was unguarded which wounded a lot of the children and in extreme cases killed them.
What happened to the injured workers?
When a worker was injured they: Had there wages stopped Had no medical attention And whatever the seriousness off the wound, no compensation was afforded