The industrial revolution stands out as a time of great ... but in this time of heightened immigration the supply of laborers keen to make their way in a new country was even higher.

Indiana's relaxed work rules for minors are part of a national trend aimed at helping businesses boost workforces and bottom ...

The Luddite movement, active between 1811 and 1816 in England, was a collective of skilled artisans—primarily weavers and ...

Before the Industrial Revolution ... A photograph from 1910 showing child labour in cotton mills in Georgia, USA. Children were a cheap source of labour in textile factories, until using children ...

The Industrial Revolution of the 19th century radically changed human labor, with a lot of good things (steam trains!) coming at the cost of bad things (child labor!). Brian Merchant is the author ...

working conditions in factories deteriorated further during the Industrial Revolution. Factory workers were subjected to long hours and inadequate remuneration, and child labor became a prevalent ...