Child labour in cotton factories during the Industrial Revolution (opens in new tab)

In this post Xuesheng You (Cardiff University) and Alex Tertzakian (University of Glasgow) present their research, which was supported by the EHS. — Child labour formed an integral part of the workforce that ignited and sustained the British Industrial Revolution (Humphries 2010). Its importance was particularly evident in textile manufacturing. It was essential for filling […] The post appeared first on .