7F History 2020-21
5 Worst Jobs Given to Children in History
Child labour in Victorian Britain
https://victorianchildren.org/victorian-child-labor/
Find out about the use of child labour in the 19th century Britain (during the industrial revolution). Write the answers in your notebook!
1. What were typical jobs that children did?
2. What were the reasons why children were considered as good workers for certain jobs?
3. What kind of dangers did children face in different jobs? How did those jobs affect their health?
4. Describe the working conditions and the treatment of children...a) in mines .....b) as chimney sweeps! c) in factories and textile mills
Find out about the use of child labour in the 19th century Britain (during the industrial revolution). Write the answers in your notebook!
1. What were typical jobs that children did?
2. What were the reasons why children were considered as good workers for certain jobs?
3. What kind of dangers did children face in different jobs? How did those jobs affect their health?
4. Describe the working conditions and the treatment of children...a) in mines .....b) as chimney sweeps! c) in factories and textile mills
Chimney Sweep