jun 22, 1802 - 1802 Factory Act (43 Geo. 3 c. 73)

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1802 Factory Act (43 Geo. 3 c. 73): this Act was the first to attempt to improve conditions for factory workers and to provide some basic education for young workers.

In 1802 the Health and Morals of Apprentices Act was passed, the very first piece of factory legislation. Its promoter was Sir Robert Peel, an MP (and father of the future prime minister) who himself was a wealthy factory owner. He was concerned to see that humane standards of treatment were established for the the increasing numbers of 'pauper apprentices' employed in factories like his own.

Note: This events have been added for general context, to give an insight and correlation between the TAS History and other monumental histories.

https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/livinglearning/19thcentury/overview/earlyfactorylegislation/#:~:text=It%20prevented%20apprentices%20working%20at,any%20means%20to%20enforce%20it.

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