paragraaf 5.2

• Geschiedenis
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

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CHAPTER 5.2

Lesson goals

What have you learned at the end of the lesson?

1  Why was there a rise of child labour and how was it stopped?

2 What is the social issue?

3How was the social issue solved?

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Page 126-127 : 

''Factory childern''

''Childern's law and compulsory education''

Glossary

Read the text again. Write down the words in your notebook that you don't understand!.

Look up the dutch meaning and write it down in your notebook.

You can use ''google translate'' or your dictionary.

Explanation: Child labour

Rise of child labour

During the industrialization of the 19th century a lot of childern had to work in the factories.

Their parents were poor and needed the money.

Factory owners employed childern because they were cheap.

Working in factories was dangerous and unhealthy

Explanation: Child labour

4 Reasons why child labour ended

Reason 1)Samuel van Houten was a member of dutch parliament and made a law called ''het kinderwetje van van Houten''. Childern under the age of twelve weren't allowed to work in factories and workshops

Explanation: Child labour

Reason 2) Wages of their parents rose. 

Reason 3)The Agriculture was mechanized.

Reason 4)Education was seen more and more as a condition to function in society. 

Watch this movieclip!

It's about:

''child labour during the 19th century''

Let's practice a little....

Do your best to answer the questions!

When was the childern's law of van Houten adopted?

Which isn't a reason for the end of child labour?

1. Wages of their parents rose.
2. The Agriculture was mechanized.
3. ''het kinderwetje van van Houten'
4. Education was very was cheap

Read for yourself!

Page 127-128 : 

''The fate of the workers''

''Social laws''

Glossary

Read the text again. Write down the words in your notebook that you don't understand!.

Look up the dutch meaning and write it down in your notebook.

You can use ''google translate'' or your dictionary.

Explanation: The social issue

The social issue is the problem of bad living and working conditions of the factory workers of the 19th century.

For example:

-Low wages and working days of 16 hours

-bad housing

-dangerous and unhealthy working conditions 

-When workers got ill they were fired!

Explanation: The social issue

How was the social issue solved?

1)The wages of workers rose

2)Social laws were introduced

3)Workers joined labour unions

4)News papers reported about bad working conditions. 

Watch these movieclips!

It's about

''The social issue''

''Social laws (health and housing law)''

''Labour unions''

Let's practice a little....

Do your best to answer the questions!

Fill in: Child labour was part of .................

What is not an example of the social issue?

1. bad housing
2. child labour
3. clerical poor relief
4. long workdays

End of the lesson

Try to see if you understand the learning goals of this lesson below. Otherwise, repeat that part of the lesson.

1 Why was there a rise of child labour and how was it stopped?

2 What is the social issue?

3How was the social issue solved?