Silk Factory Workers During The Industrial Revolution

Would you like to work in a cramped place working 12 hours a day as a child pulling threads of silk cocoons and get paid the minimum cost? The Industrial Revolution started mid-1800s and is what caused employers to start hiring women and children as they were paid less than men. They wanted to hire children not just because they were cheap, but because they could move around in small spaces and had small hands to do challenging, boring tasks. Sadly parents did not mind selling their kids off to work in factories and children were mistreated and overworked. Facts prove that in the last 2 hours of working accidents happen more frequently because they are tired of working many long tedious hours. Unfortunately for silk factory workers the costs outweigh the benefits for three main reasons; they were overworked, taken advantage of and very underpaid. In Japanese silk factories, women and children were overworked in harsh conditions. This is a cost that stands out and is one of the main costs that outweighs the small amount of benefits they have. Many working from early in the morning to …show more content…
An employer could twist their words to make it sound better or easier than it is. On the negative side, some young women were taken advantage of. Also the parents had to sign and a contract for the hired daughter, however the employer filled out the price and all the important information. This means that the employer could change the amount they earn without it being easily detected and they could manipulate information taking advantage of the women and their daughters. Amount _________, being the earnest money for the employment of ______(name) silk worker (born ____ year____ month) Women who worked in silk factories were not treated fairly. With these three cons it could really add up to families either being without food and starving or loosing their