Shaftesbury's Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:amends Factory Acts
gptkbp:appliesTo factories
gptkbp:criticism lack of enforcement
insufficient protections
gptkbp:discusses parliamentary debates
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:UK_Parliament
gptkbp:enforces inspectors
gptkbp:focus working conditions
gptkbp:historicalContext Victorian era
gptkbp:historicalSignificance early labor reform
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shaftesbury's Act
gptkbp:impact child labor laws
gptkbp:influenced subsequent labor legislation
modern labor rights
gptkbp:influencedBy Industrial Revolution
gptkbp:inspiredBy humanitarian concerns
gptkbp:legacy foundation for future labor laws
gptkbp:mandates improved working conditions
limited working hours for children
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Anthony_Ashley-Cooper,_7th_Earl_of_Shaftesbury
gptkbp:operates gptkb:England
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:opposedBy factory owners
gptkbp:partOf social reform movement
gptkbp:promoted advocacy groups
labor unions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Children_and_Families_Act_2014
Public Health Act 1848
Children Act 1989
Factory Act 1833
Education (No. 2) Act 1986
Education Act 1870
Trade Union Act 1871
Mines Act 1842
Children and Young Persons Act 1933
Health and Morals of Apprentices Act 1802
Employment of Women, Young Persons, and Children Act 1920
gptkbp:resultedIn political activism
increased safety regulations
public awareness of labor issues
reduced working hours
gptkbp:supportedBy philanthropists
religious groups
social reformers
gptkbp:targets children
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1842