Friday, January 21, 2011

Sadler Commission Report on Child Labor

I. testimony of Mr. Matthew Crabtree

a. Blanket manufacturer

b. Working since age 8

c. 14-16 hours a day

d. often beaten

II. Conditions of labor

a. Always tired, often beaten for fatigue

b. Factory work often results in poor moral especially in children

c. Immorality rampant in factory system

d. Children out of wedlock very common

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