{"id":114,"date":"2013-03-02T19:41:50","date_gmt":"2013-03-03T01:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/victorianchildren.org\/?page_id=114"},"modified":"2023-11-30T04:33:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T10:33:05","slug":"victorian-child-labor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/victorianchildren.org\/victorian-child-labor\/","title":{"rendered":"Victorian Child Labor and the Conditions They Worked In"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Interesting Facts About Victorian Child Labor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Victorian Child Labor was the norm in the 1800’s. There was no such thing as Child Protective services like we have today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were laws that were passed over a period of several decades that slightly improved the working conditions and treatment of children. But change in this area was slow, as children were seen as a cheap, necessary resource in the wheels of production. It wasn’t until people like Lord Shaftesbury<\/a> and Thomas Agnew<\/a> took action that true change took place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What Jobs Did Victorian Children Perform?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Victorian Child Labor was prevalent in the Victorian Era. Here is a list of several types of jobs that children did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n