HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
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Children were not allowed to work in the mines during the Industrial Revolution
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Work conditions were closely controlled by the government.
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There were no labor laws that prevented children from working
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Children were allowed to work but they were treated fairly.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Article 24 Prohibition of employment of children in factories, etc. No child below the age of 14 years shall be employed in work in any factory or mine or engaged in any other hazardous employment.
Detailed explanation-2: -The term child work is often mistaken for child labour. It should be noted that not all work done by children under the age of eighteen is child labour. Child work refers to a minor’s salutary responsibility within the family.
Detailed explanation-3: -Children are trafficked for many reasons, including forced labour, prostitution and recruitment as child soldiers and beggars. Debt bondage is forced labour, where work is exchanged to pay off loans that people cannot pay off with money or goods.