Factory Act

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The Factory Act was a series of 19th-century British laws that regulated working conditions, especially for women and children, in industrial factories.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom legislation ⓘ
series of laws ⓘ
aimsTo improve health and safety in factories ⓘ
protect child labourers ⓘ
protect women workers ⓘ
appliesTo employees ⓘ
employers ⓘ
factories ⓘ
industrial workplaces ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
enforcedBy factory inspectors ⓘ
focusesOn child workers ⓘ
women workers ⓘ
hasPart Factory Act 1802 ⓘ
Factory Act 1819 ⓘ
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Factory Act 1831 ⓘ
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Factory Act 1833 ⓘ
Factory Act 1844 ⓘ
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Factory Act 1847 ⓘ
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Factory Act 1850 ⓘ
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Factory Act 1853 ⓘ
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Factory Act 1874 ⓘ
Factory Act 1878 ⓘ
Factory Act 1891 ⓘ
Factory Act 1901 ⓘ
historicalSignificance early example of state intervention in industrial relations ⓘ
influenced international labour standards ⓘ
later labour legislation in the United Kingdom ⓘ
influencedBy Industrial Revolution ⓘ
introduced factory inspection system ⓘ
jurisdiction Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
language English ⓘ
legalArea labour law ⓘ
occupational safety and health law ⓘ
legalStatus statutory law ⓘ
location Great Britain ⓘ
mainSubject labour regulation ⓘ
working conditions ⓘ
motivatedBy public concern over child labour ⓘ
social reform movements ⓘ
regulates age of employment ⓘ
education requirements for child workers ⓘ
factory safety ⓘ
maximum working hours ⓘ
night work ⓘ
targetedIndustry textile industry ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
typeOfRegulation social legislation ⓘ

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Shop Hours Act 1911 → relatedTo → Factory and Workshop Acts ⓘ
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Factory Act 1833 → preceded → Factory Act 1844 ⓘ
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Factory Act 1833 → preceded → Factory Act 1847 ⓘ
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British textile industry → regulation → Factory Acts ⓘ
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Factory Act 1878 → partOf → British factory acts ⓘ
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Factory Act 1878 → follows → Factory Acts of the 19th century ⓘ
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Factory Act → hasPart → Factory Act 1819 ⓘ
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Factory Act → hasPart → Factory Act 1831 ⓘ
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Factory Act → hasPart → Factory Act 1844 ⓘ
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Factory Act → hasPart → Factory Act 1847 ⓘ
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Factory Act → hasPart → Factory Act 1850 ⓘ
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Factory Act → hasPart → Factory Act 1853 ⓘ
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Ten Hours Movement → relatedTo → Factory Acts ⓘ
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Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury → supported → Factory Acts ⓘ
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Reports of the Children’s Employment Commission → influenced → Factory Acts ⓘ
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