Labor Reforms in England

Urban centers were growing fast to adequately house the numerous people pouring in, thus leading squads living conditions, increased filth and disease, and the families’ reliance upon their children to survive. The exploitation of workers hit an all-time peak in Britain (Flanders, 2011). Thus, industrial revolution stands out to be the pivotal turning point to the rise of labor unions and labor reforms that have brought prosperity and fast-paced of expansion. The Labor Unions arose because many who found difficulty in accepting how big business was run; on the backs of the workers in the factories who saw very little in compensation. Furthermore, the machine that were used was cumbersome and dangerous to work with. Factories were killing, polluting them and put workers under so much stress and pressure.

Many people believed that the current system was flawed and newly formed unions thought that focus on Labor should be to protect the workers and fix the issues. Although during this period trade unions and movement was not illegal, but once many workers had understood that trade unions have an impact, many unions were formed. This is because when all workers leave the factory, the Factory will remain empty with no production, and owners end up with no profit. This new ideology influenced reform because many people realized that they had a say and that their opinion can make a difference. Owen was not interested in making money but also interested in improving the plight of factory workers. His participated in several experiments that he hoped would improve workers’ lives.

He improved housing to his workers and efficiently worked to combat spousal abuse and alcoholism among his employees. Although some efforts by parliament to pass an act to reduce working hours and inspection of factories, it took many years before modest regulations. The efforts of Robert and Sadler mostly represented influence from the top down that is efforts by influential men to improve a lot of ordinary workers. Marx had two significant ideas, first was that workers would gain both political and control of factories. Secondly, the workers will engage in war with factory owners and property owner. Furthermore, he wrote a letter to all worker across the nations that they have the same fundamental economic interest and urged them to forget about their nationalism and instead rise to fight for their rights.

As Industrial Revolution challenge dominance of some worker in England to maintain their longtime role in the community. Workers began to take things into their hands by striking and destroying machines that had been developed to replace them. Also, the act provides that children should attend school for 2 hours every day. The most crucial part of the bill was that state that government should appoint officers to ensure that the law is enacted and be compiled by the factories. Secondly, the reforms led to the improvement of working condition, increase in wages and living state. Working today is quite safe. The government has enacted laws that protect workers. Employment regulation working hours, living condition and related laws were non-existent particularly for children and women and trade unions were still developing and were less active.