Factory operatives in India.
» . The Bill t^ amend the Factories let which has b-en introduced into the Legislative Council of India proposes ' to raise <be minimum age at w'lich children nrny he from «even to nine, to 1 mit the hours of employment of women, to secure wo^en and children proper intervals for food ! and rest and recreation, to 8oe»ro prop*r water iupply, ventilation, and cl«anlin«s«, ana to prevent over.
crowding. It app ars to us that children of nine years of age ought not to be allowed to work. How is it posxible for thorn to bH educated or to grow up into strong men and women, if they begin at such an early age to spend their lives in factories.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 15 August 1890, Page 2
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122Factory operatives in India. Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 15 August 1890, Page 2
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