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Factory and Workshop Act 1895

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Factory and Workshop Act 1895
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to amend and extend the Law relating to Factories and Workshops.
Citation58 & 59 Vict. c. 37
Dates
Royal assent6 July 1895
Other legislation
Repealed byStatute Law Revision Act 1950
Status: Repealed

The Factory and Workshop Act 1895 (58 & 59 Vict. c. 37) was a UK act of Parliament intended to regulate the conditions, safety, health and wages of people working in factories. It gives an example of the serious problems in UK labour law at the beginning of the 20th century.

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Labour Legislation". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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