Dbq 11 Apush

Workers that worked for any of these companies faced many of the same hardships. These hardships included long hours of work without any breaks. These workers worked up to 16 hours a day for low wages. They were beaten if they were late or was punished by their managers. Many of the workers were children who had very little or no control. The committee report stated that requiring any workers in Britain to work on the Sabbath was wrong and shouldn’t be allowed, however it did not say anything about workers in other places.
Children under 12 was eligible to work at Benck and Co. These children could not leave until the work site was closed. They were forced to work 8 hours a day. Smoking inside of the factory was forbidden along with drinking