Child Labor Reform

The Industrial Revolution was a time of heightened tension and turmoil.  This morale led to many reforms.  The working conditions for children of this time were outrageous.  They were overworked and underpaid, to say the least.  In 1832, the Parliament of Great Britain created a committee to investigate child labor.  Their horrible findings led to the Factory Act of 1833, which made it illegal for children under the age of nine to work, and restricted the hours of children ages nine to twelve to no more than twelve hours a day. 
This reform changed the world by opening peoples eyes to the mistreatment of our children in the work place.  It led the way for stricter labor policies for our young people and better their lives.