Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Ten_Hours_Act
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
textile mills
factories employing children factories employing women |
| gptkbp:category |
Labour law
Industrial Revolution legislation |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1 June 1847
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Factories_Act_1850
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
major step in labor reform
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Factories Act 1847
|
| gptkbp:limitedWorkingHours |
10 hours per day
|
| gptkbp:longTitle |
gptkb:An_Act_to_limit_the_hours_of_labour_of_young_persons_and_females_in_factories
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Factories_Act_1833
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to improve working conditions
|
| gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent |
8 June 1847
|
| gptkbp:reducedWorkingHoursFor |
gptkb:women
children |
| gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:Lord_Ashley
gptkb:John_Fielden |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ten_Hours_Act_1847
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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