WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following industries did children work in during the Industrial Revolution?
A
Mining
B
Agriculture
C
Factories
D
All of the above.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As well as working in factories, many children were also employed in coal mines.

Detailed explanation-2: -Agriculture Children are hired for everything from cotton and cottonseed production to sugarcane, soybean and paddy transplantation, and work long hours for low pay and poor living conditions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Across India child labourers can be found in a variety of industries: in brick kilns, carpet weaving, garment making, domestic service, food and refreshment services (such as tea stalls), agriculture, fisheries and mining.

Detailed explanation-4: -Child Labour means the employment of children in any kind of work that hampers their physical and mental development, deprives them of their basic educational and recreational requirements.

Detailed explanation-5: -Slavery or similar practices. Child trafficking. Forced recruitment into armed conflict. Sexual exploitation. Drug production and trafficking or other illegal acts. Debt bondage. Hazardous work that can cause injury or moral corruption. 14-Sept-2022

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