HISTORY

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The Industrial Revolution ushered in many social, political and environmental ills, including pollution and exploitative child labor.  Unfortunately, these two issues continue to be problems in developing countries (and, even in some cases, in developed countries!)  Please read the following articles in the links below:http://www.bxscience.edu/ourpages/auto/2011/10/12/40720913/handout%20doctors%20testimony%20on%20child%20labor.pdfhttps://www.bl.uk/georgian-britain/articles/the-rise-of-cities-in-the-18th-centuryhttps://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/britain-1700-to-1900/industrial-revolution/diseases-in-industrial-cities-in-the-industrial-revolution/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-mining-children-feature/tanzania-struggles-to-end-child-labor-from-the-lure-of-gold-idUSKBN176007https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/27/tobacco-industry-child-labor-brazilhttps://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/170306-news-delhi-children-pollution-vinDiscuss child labor and pollution during the Industrial Revolution.  Are there similarities between these two problems during the Industrial Revolution and today?

Answer

Child Labor and Pollution during the Industrial RevolutionIndeed child labor and environmental pollution were common features during industrialization. During this period, children as young as 5 years were employed in mines and industries. Often, the employers preferred employing children due to a number of reasons. For instance, children would not demand high pay as their adult counterparts. As a result, industrial owners exploited them in order to make large profit margins (Allen, Robert, pg. 18). Children were also smaller in size and hence giving them an advantage over adults as they could be used in cleaning machines and fitting and working in small places. More importantly, children were less demanding, and therefore, could be exploited by the employers which any objection. In refere...
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