10 Hour Movement

Question 1

When was the 10 hour movement?

Answer 1

1830s

Question 2

What was the drive behind this movement?

Answer 2

• Reduction of hours worked in textile mills to 10 per day

Question 3

What were their demands used in?

Answer 3

• Debate over child labour as a way of exposing the hardship children experience
• Seeking a limitation on the working hours of adults to ensure they remained productive during their working hours

Question 4

When led the 10 hour movement and what was he like?

Answer 4

Richard Oastler
- driven by Humanitarian ideals and the importance of treating child workers well in order for them to grow into effective adult workers
- magnificent orator and a main speaker at Short Term Committee meetings

Question 5

When was the 10 hour working day introduced for women and children?

Answer 5

1847