Zachary Hewlett
The Industrial Revolution was not all good, though; the factories people worked in were terrible; unclean, poorly lit, damp, unventilated, and noisy. They were also dangerous, but the employers usually didn’t care for their employees, often referring to them as ‘hands’. The workers eventually realized that they could become a strong unified force to stop the poor treatment of employees who often worked for 12-14 hours a day. This created the Factory Acts, acts that regulated the hours people could work. As you can see; morality and economics were often in conflict when someone can become very powerful by belittling others. I still wonder how people could have done that to each other…
Aisha Kazi Labor work was hard and very horrific. Workers stayed and worked in filthy, dirty, noisy and damped place. Workers working had dangerous and hazardous jobs. Workers put about 12-14 hours of work daily. With time manner of work changed with time. Slowly the workers even realized that if they worked in a force together they could organize themselves into official unions. Sooner or later a movement began that helped the workers from injustice in factory systems. Question: Did people die or were they forced to work in factories?I think this links with morality and economics are often in conflict, because where people are working for the economy of the country, by making more goods, they are living in filthy and harmful conditions which are harsh towards them.
Minh Ngo
In comparison, the conditions of the workers housing was a pretty sight compared to the conditions of their work place. Working 12-14 hours a day in cramped, filthy, poor ventilated was incredibly unhealthy for all its workers which include both men and women, and even children. Individually, each workers had little rights and powers, but once combined and united, they realized they had so much power that they could change for themselves. Their fight for more rights against the manufacturers and law was tiring and long. Morality and economics are often in conflict, like in this case, because to make more profits of their laborers, they had to make them work for as long as possible because they make more goods within a days work this way. To make profits, you can not afford to make expensive improvements on your factories and in the first place you can't afford to build an expensive factory.
Why did the manufacturers care so much about profits that they ignore the conditions of their workers?
Zachary Hewlett
The Industrial Revolution was not all good, though; the factories people worked in were terrible; unclean, poorly lit, damp, unventilated, and noisy. They were also dangerous, but the employers usually didn’t care for their employees, often referring to them as ‘hands’. The workers eventually realized that they could become a strong unified force to stop the poor treatment of employees who often worked for 12-14 hours a day. This created the Factory Acts, acts that regulated the hours people could work. As you can see; morality and economics were often in conflict when someone can become very powerful by belittling others. I still wonder how people could have done that to each other…
Aisha Kazi
Labor work was hard and very horrific. Workers stayed and worked in filthy, dirty, noisy and damped place. Workers working had dangerous and hazardous jobs. Workers put about 12-14 hours of work daily. With time manner of work changed with time. Slowly the workers even realized that if they worked in a force together they could organize themselves into official unions. Sooner or later a movement began that helped the workers from injustice in factory systems. Question: Did people die or were they forced to work in factories?I think this links with morality and economics are often in conflict, because where people are working for the economy of the country, by making more goods, they are living in filthy and harmful conditions which are harsh towards them.
Minh Ngo
In comparison, the conditions of the workers housing was a pretty sight compared to the conditions of their work place. Working 12-14 hours a day in cramped, filthy, poor ventilated was incredibly unhealthy for all its workers which include both men and women, and even children. Individually, each workers had little rights and powers, but once combined and united, they realized they had so much power that they could change for themselves. Their fight for more rights against the manufacturers and law was tiring and long. Morality and economics are often in conflict, like in this case, because to make more profits of their laborers, they had to make them work for as long as possible because they make more goods within a days work this way. To make profits, you can not afford to make expensive improvements on your factories and in the first place you can't afford to build an expensive factory.
Why did the manufacturers care so much about profits that they ignore the conditions of their workers?