At this time everyone was expected to work, even children. The working conditions were terrible for everyone but even worse for childern because of their undeveloped bodies and immune system. Some children would be killed due to accidents in the work area and there would be nothing done to prevent another death. Once Parliament realized what was actually going on they decided to make some laws. The Factory act of 1833 made it so children under nine couldnt work and children from ages nine to twelve couldnt work more than eight hours a day. Children from ages thirteen to seventeen were only allowed to work twelve hours. The Mines Act made it so women and children couldn't work underground. Later, Parliament helped even further with the Ten Hours Act of 1847. This act made it so women and children in factories weren't allowed to work more than ten hours in a day.
I think that these reforms were necessary but they should have been put into play even earlier. These laws saved many lives and gave children an opportunity to get an education instead of working at an early age. The education would help them get a better and healthier job all due to these laws being established.
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