Factory Act of 1833

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:addressed working conditions in factories
gptkbp:age_restriction 9 years
gptkbp:allows night work for children
gptkbp:amended_by subsequent factory acts
Factory Act of 1847
gptkbp:applies_to textile factories
gptkbp:date_enacted 1833
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:enforces factory inspectors
inspections and penalties
gptkbp:established working hour limits for children
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Factory Act of 1833
gptkbp:impact improved working conditions
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for factory inspections
education for child workers
gptkbp:increased public awareness of labor rights
regulatory oversight of factories
gptkbp:influenced future labor legislation
gptkbp:influenced_by public outcry against child labor
gptkbp:inspired labor movements in the UK
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Lord_Ashley
gptkbp:is_aimed_at protecting vulnerable workers
gptkbp:is_challenged_by industrialists
gptkbp:is_considered a landmark legislation
gptkbp:is_criticized_for not going far enough
factory owners
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:the_House_of_Lords
gptkbp:is_discussed_in academic studies
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:historical_records
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:England_and_Wales
gptkbp:is_influential_in shaping labor laws globally
gptkbp:is_opposed_by some politicians
gptkbp:is_promoted_by gptkb:Philanthropist
gptkbp:is_recognized_by a significant step towards workers' rights.
gptkbp:is_supported_by social reformers
gptkbp:is_targeted_at children under 18 years old
gptkbp:led_to subsequent labor reforms
establishment of the Factory Commission
gptkbp:mandates two hours of education per day for child workers
gptkbp:maximum_working_hours_for_children 48 hours per week
gptkbp:passes_through gptkb:Victorian_era
gptkbp:precedent child labor laws
gptkbp:purpose regulate child labor
gptkbp:ratified_by gptkb:the_House_of_Commons
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Industrial_Revolution
gptkbp:repealed_by Factory Act of 1844
gptkbp:requires factory owners to keep records of child workers
gptkbp:significance first law to regulate child labor in factories
gptkbp:was_influenced_by the Sadler Report
gptkbp:was_part_of the broader labor reform movement
a series of factory acts
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:the_Anti-Slavery_Society
the working class
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_IV
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5