Task 1:

Write a brief biography of your character. Include details such as:

* where and when you were born

* what you do for a living

* any experiences that might have influenced your views on child labour

Task 2:

Write a speech on the resolution:

"Parliament should pass legislation making it illegal for children under the age of twelve to work in textile factories."

It will help you to consider the following issues:

The work that the children did:

Scavengers

Piecers

The way children were recruited as factory workers:

Parish Apprentices

Apprentice Houses

The reasons why the children's health might be damaged by factory labour:

Accidents

Physical Deformities

Working Hours

Punishments

Food in the Factory

Factory Pollution

You will also need to consider the possible disadvantages that might result from banning child labour. For example, see what the following have to say about this:

William James

Lord Francis Egerton

William Bolling

James Heywood

Henry Thomas Hope

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