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Ten Hours Act

Great Britain · Economy / Factory Regulation. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1847

John Fielden8 June 1847

London · Economy / Factory Regulation

The Ten Hours Act limits daily factory labour for women and young people.

Names involved

John Fielden

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