WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -As well, workers were paid low wages that barely allowed them to afford the cost of living associated with their rent and food. As a result, many of these working-class families needed the extra income that their children earned while working.

Detailed explanation-2: -Children were put to work in the Gilded Age due to the low cost of their labor, their ability to repair intricate components of machinery in factories due to their small hand size, and they were much less likely to unionize than adult workers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Most workers labored for 6 days a week, usually 10-14 hours a day. This clearly took workers away from their homes for extended periods of time. Moreover, early factories employed men, women, and children, which further divided and took people away from their families.

Detailed explanation-4: -Child labour and exploitation are the result of many factors, including poverty, social norms condoning them, lack of decent work opportunities for adults and adolescents, migration and emergencies. These factors are not only the cause but also a consequence of social inequities reinforced by discrimination.

Detailed explanation-5: -After industrialization, many could no longer work at their own pace or rely on opportunities such as weaving for their income. Children were expected to go to work in factories along with their parents and lost the time they formerly had to spend with their families.