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GCSE English Literature · key term
The employment of children, often in demanding or dangerous work that limits their opportunities for education.
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Paper 2
Revise: ContextChild labour remained a pressing issue in 1843. Children worked long hours in factories, mines and other trades, often in dangerous conditions. Work could also prevent them from receiving an education.
Component 2
The employment of children, often involving long hours and conditions that interfered with their education and wellbeing.
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Martha’s account of long hours connects the family to child labour: poorer families often depended on young people’s earnings, while work restricted opportunities for education and rest. Their poverty cannot fairly be explained as a refusal to make an effort.
