History of organized labor Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
aspect of modern history regarding industrial labor from the 18th to 20th centuries
About History of organized labor
Strikes, revolts and other labor conflicts have been known since at leastancient Egypt. However, before the Industrial Revolution, most people lived in the countryside without formal education, with very few opportunities to organize. Well into the 19th century, many of the world's countries had slavery, serfdom, indentured servitude or other legal systems which limited civil rights for much of the population. Even many workers who were formally free citizens, were in practice at a landowner's mercy. The first modern labor movements appeared inindustrial Britain. Small children were employed in factories and accidents which cost workers life and limb were daily occurrences. Virtually all advances in rights for laborers were hard fought for and won with the blood, sweat and tears of working
History of organized labor Travel Guide Sections
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