Coal was the fuel that powered factories during the Industrial Revolution ... An engraving showing child labour in a Welsh coal mine. The child on the left is a 'trapper' - they were responsible ...

Before the Industrial Revolution ... A photograph from 1910 showing child labour in cotton mills in Georgia, USA. Children were a cheap source of labour in textile factories, until using children ...

The problem of kids working in dangerous slaughterhouses continues to be a concern as the Labor Department announced its third agreement this week with a company in the industry agreeing to pay a pena ...

working conditions in factories deteriorated further during the Industrial Revolution. Factory workers were subjected to long hours and inadequate remuneration, and child labor became a prevalent ...