INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
PRE INDUSTRIAL EUROPE
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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 regulated
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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: -It came on the Statute Book as THE CHILD LABOUR (PROHIBITION AND REGULATION) ACT, 1986 (61 of 1986). An Act to prohibit the engagement of children in certain employments and to regulate the conditions of work of children in certain other employments.
Detailed explanation-2: -Legislative Action Plan for strict enforcement of Child Labour Act and other labour laws to ensure that children are not employed in hazardous employments, and that the working conditions of children working in non-hazardous areas are regulated in accordance with the provisions of the Child Labour Act.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act of 1986– According to this Act, children below the age of 14 years cannot be employed for the work involving the use of hazardous substances and the list of the works involving hazardous substances is provided in the Act.
Detailed explanation-4: -The term “child labour” is often defined as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development.