THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
AMERICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION FACTORY SYSTEM AND MARKET REVOLUTION
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formed labor unions and used collective bargaining
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picketed business (walked around with signs explaining how unfair the company was)
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mechanization
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moved to the south
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went on strike (refused to work)
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Detailed explanation-1: -Workers fought their often demeaning work conditions by uniting together into collective groups and unions. The American Federation of Labor (AFL), for example, was created in 1886 for skilled craftsmen under the leadership of Samuel Gompers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Education and awareness. Educating people, especially businessmen and employers, about the ill effects can help prevent child labour. Talk to them about the impact of child labour on children’s mental and physical health and how it can affect their future. Also, inform them about the laws and their penalties.
Detailed explanation-3: -Other child labourers work selling cigarettes, called “Bidis", on the street for the tobacco industry. Children are also used for cheap labour in industries such as steel extraction, gem polishing and carpet manufacturing.
Detailed explanation-4: -Poor workers were often housed in cramped, grossly inadequate quarters. Working conditions were difficult and exposed employees to many risks and dangers, including cramped work areas with poor ventilation, trauma from machinery, toxic exposures to heavy metals, dust, and solvents.