Factory Conditions In The Mid-1800s

By the mid-1800’s more things were made by machines in factories. The conditions in the factory were very horrible. The average work day was 11.4 hours! Workers became so very exhausted, they didn't want to do what they have been doing any longer. These workers and children get severely hurt by these machines. Factories that these people worked in had no cooling or heating systems in them so the workers, so in the winter people began to get horribly cold. There were also no laws what so ever to control the workers, so nobody was really safe working at all. Also, children worked in factories. They worked long and hard because they had to work six days a week and 12 hours a day! People wanted to stop what was happening because it was not safe