Women and young boys are barred from working underground
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The Mines and Collieries Act followed the Children's Employment Commission, whose report — illustrated with engravings of children harnessed to coal tubs in low seams — caused a public reaction strong enough to carry legislation quickly. It prohibited the employment underground of women and of boys below a specified age, and it is the clearest instance in the period of published testimony changing the law.
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- Children's Employment Commission: First Report (Mines)caused_by
- Industrial child labourconcerns
- Coalconcerns
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