Children were forced to work at a young age making them in a way lose their childhood, and making them grow up way sooner than they needed to. By doing this children lost the opportunity to get a quality education and instead were made to focus mainly on work and helping dad provide for the family. These children were mentally, physically, and morally abused. Children were paid insignificant wages and were forced to work almost twelve hours a day to the point where they seemed like they were slaves. “They were routed out of their beds by the boss at 3 A.M and worked until about 4 P.M” (Hine)People were forced to live in terrible conditions that at times were harmful because disease became rampant and spread.
The Great Depression in Canada The Great Depression in Canada was a very difficult time. Almost everybody was affected by this brutal time period. The Great Depression profoundly affected the family unit. Children found themselves in orphanages and were working for a very small pay and out of school. Men struggled to maintain and find jobs to support his family, and women struggled to put food on the table and care for her children with the little or no money that the men brought home.
Low wages: a typical wage for male workers was about 15 shillings (75p) a week, but women and children were paid much less, with women earning seven shillings (35p) and children three shillings (15p). For this reason, employers preferred to employ women and children. Many men were sacked when they reached adulthood; then they had to be supported by their wives and children. Cruel discipline: there was frequent "strapping" (hitting with a leather strap). Other punishments included hanging iron weights around children's necks, hanging them from the roof in baskets, nailing children's ears to the table, and dowsing them in water butts to keep them awake.
What attempts were made to improve workers housing in the period 1850-1910? What particular features were considered important to raise living standards? Dreadful living conditions in the early 19th century showed that the life expectancy of the working people was extremely low even though there was growing wealth within trade and commerce. Very poor living and working conditions, a long working day, poor sanitation and little health provisions all contributed to this. With over 35,000 children some as young as 6 years of age sent to work in the cotton mills of which there was over 560.
These numbers are unacceptable for a first world, developed and wealthy country; but with rising living costs and the government making cut backs, these figures are set to rise further (Sinead O’Shea, 19/01/13). When people think of the term poverty, they tend to think of third world countries; malnourished children growing up in a village with no clean water available for miles, with disease and infection rife. Poverty is actually measured against the typical living standards of a society (P Townsend, 1979) and a number of things contributing; lack of money, material possessions, food, poor education and substandard living conditions. The causes of child poverty vary so much, usually determined by the parent’s situation which is not always their fault. 62% of children growing up in poverty are in households where at least one of person works, so having a job is still not a direct route out of poverty (Child Poverty Map of the UK, March 2011).
For example, 14,000 kids have been positively affected by the Michigan Earned Income tax credit, but because it has been cut by 14%, low-income youth are unable to receive the benefits (kidscount). Youth in families that are receiving unemployment are affected because unemployment was cut from 26 weeks to 20 weeks and cash assistance has become more difficult to receive (kidscount). Poverty affects the youth in many ways, such as their family life and education. Many children are neglected in cases of low-income families. 32,500 children have been neglected in 2010, and in Ingham County 42 percent of children have been abused or neglected (milhs.org).
This places an immense strain on society as so many children are born with severe deformities—including babies born with organs on the outside and missing external body parts. These babies usually live very short lives and those who grow up must face harsh discrimination by modern society. The memories of the death of millions and the effect of herbicides on the future generations of Vietnamese reveal the tragedy of war and how it directly influences
Last fall, Deputy Vrotsos told about 30 of the offenders that they would have to move to meet the requirements of Iowa's law, which he said made about 90 percent of the city of Dubuque off limits. The sex offenders are forced to live in very close proximity of each other since there is only a small amount of places where they can live. Which is very dangerous for families who live near these congested areas because it makes their children more vulnerable to these offenders? Many families who are living in rural areas near these sex offenders are moving because there are so many sex offenders living near them, they do not feel safe. How is a hardworking father trying to support his kids focus on his work while he knows that his kids are in great danger.
Beginning in 1845 and lasting for six years, the potato famine killed over a million men, women and children in Ireland and caused another million to flee the country. Ireland in the mid-1800s was an agricultural nation, populated by eight million persons who were among the poorest people in the western world. Only about quarter
The harsh effects of the labor life took its toll on its most vulnerable victims by depriving them of their childhood and exposing them to horrific conditions. By definition, child labor is work that harms or keeps children away from school. Throughout history, children have always