List some of the problems faced by workers of those times. Discuss if such problems exist in our times too.
The industrialization made workers do more specialized jobs. The problems faced by workers are:
No | Problems of workers | Effects |
1 | Continuous working hours | a) Working hours were very long. b) employees faced a six-day work week c) 10 and 14 hours of a work day |
2 | Tedious and repetitive work | a) Specialization leads to repetition in work with no excitement b) Workers were like machines |
3 | Low wages | a) Employers rented the cheapest possible labourers b) women and children were especially low paid. |
4 | Unfavorable working conditions | c) 10-12 hour days d) unsafe factories e) no sick days f) no security g) no insurance for health h) young children working |
5 | Security issues | a) No surety for the work b) No security for health c) No pensions or old-age benefits d) No holidays or sick leaves e) Elimination from work for silly reasons |
The problems of workers are lessened when compared to the early phase of industrialisation. The spread of communist and socialist ideas and the emergence of labour unions provided the workers with the strength of coming together and demand their own rights. But the privatisations in the industrial sector are creating labour problems.
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