Factory Act 1833

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The Factory Act 1833 was a landmark piece of British legislation that significantly restricted child labor and improved working conditions in textile factories during the Industrial Revolution.

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Factory Act 1833 canonical 5
Factory Acts 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
factory legislation ⓘ
labour law ⓘ
aimedTo improve health and safety of young workers ⓘ
reduce exploitation of child labour ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Althorp's Act ⓘ
appliesTo cotton mills ⓘ
flax mills ⓘ
silk mills ⓘ
textile factories ⓘ
woollen mills ⓘ
worsted mills ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
enactedIn 1833 ⓘ
established system of factory inspectors ⓘ
followed Health and Morals of Apprentices Act 1802 ⓘ
grantedPowersTo factory inspectors to enforce regulations ⓘ
factory inspectors to enter mills ⓘ
historicalPeriod Industrial Revolution ⓘ
impact laid foundations for later labour and factory legislation ⓘ
marked a significant shift toward state regulation of industry ⓘ
influencedBy factory reformers ⓘ
humanitarian campaigns against child labour ⓘ
introducedRequirement factory owners to provide age certificates for child workers ⓘ
two hours of schooling per day for child workers ⓘ
jurisdiction Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
legalStatus reformed by later Factory Acts ⓘ
limitedWorkingHoursOf children aged 9 to 13 ⓘ
young persons aged 13 to 18 ⓘ
locationOfEnactment United Kingdom ⓘ
mainSubject child labour regulation ⓘ
working conditions in factories ⓘ
maximumHoursPerDayFor 12 hours for young persons aged 13 to 18 ⓘ
9 hours for children aged 9 to 13 ⓘ
maximumHoursPerWeekFor 48 hours for children aged 9 to 13 ⓘ
namedAfter Viscount Althorp ⓘ
numberOfInspectorsCreated 4 ⓘ
partOf British factory reform movement ⓘ
preceded Factory Act 1844 ⓘ
linked to: Factory Act

Factory Act 1847 ⓘ
linked to: Factory Act
prohibitedEmploymentOf children under 9 in textile factories ⓘ
prohibitedNightWorkFor persons under 18 ⓘ
restrictedEmploymentOf children under 9 ⓘ
royalAssent 1833 ⓘ
sectorCovered textile industry ⓘ
sponsoredBy Lord Althorp ⓘ
linked to: Viscount Althorp
typeOfRegulation age restriction regulation ⓘ
education requirement for child workers ⓘ
hours of work regulation ⓘ

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Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey → knownFor → Factory Act 1833 ⓘ
British reform movement → influenced → Factory Acts ⓘ
linked to: Factory Act 1833
Letters on the Factory Act → relatedTo → Factory Act 1833 ⓘ
Factory Act → hasPart → Factory Act 1833 ⓘ
Ten Hours Movement → relatedTo → Factory Act 1833 ⓘ