British Factory Legislation:

1833 Parliament passed a Factory Act, which forbade nearly all textile mills from employing children under eleven years, and prohibited children between eleven and thirteen from working more than forty-eight hours a week, or nine in a single day. It also prohibited youths between the ages of thirteen and eighteen from working more than sixty-nine hours a week, or twelve in a single day. These work periods were to include an hour and a half for meals. Children under thirteen were required to have two hours of schooling per day.

1847 The Ten Hours Act limited the workday to ten hours for women and children who worked in factories.

1880 The first Employers' Liability Act granted compensation to workers for on-the job injuries not their own fault.

In your doc..

1. Identify two actions taken by the government to change economic policy.
2. Describe how these reforms might have impacted the lives of workers.