HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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limited the hours children and women could work
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limited the number of kids who could work at a time
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limited the amount of pay for children and women
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created labor unions
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Detailed explanation-1: -The basic act was as follows: no child workers under nine years of age. employers must have an age certificate for their child workers. children of 9-13 years to work no more than nine hours a day.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first Indian Factory Act was passed in 1881. The Act primarily dealt with the problem of child labour. Hence, Statement 1 is correct. It laid down that children below 7 could not work in factories, while children between 7 and 12 would not work for more than 9 hours a day.
Detailed explanation-3: -No child (14 years or older) shall be employed to work for more than 4.5 hours on any day. No child shall be required or allowed to work in any factory on any day on which they have already been working in another factory.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Factories Act 1847, also known as the Ten Hours Act was a United Kingdom Act of Parliament which restricted the working hours of women and young persons (13-18) in textile mills to 10 hours per day.