Prendas de Natal e todo o ano

A promessa era cortar na despesa e diminuir a receita. Só que não esclareceram quem era o sujeito da frase. O programa vai ser cumprido, o sujeito éramos nós: vamos cortar nas nossas despesas e reduzir as nossas receitas. Começou por 1/2 14º mês, continuou com o 13º e 14º (versão completa) e agora menos a receita de 23 dias de trabalho. Ou seja, o 12º mês também já lá vai. Quando reagiremos? Depois do 11º? do 10º? do 9º?.... Quando? Jornada de trabalho de sol a sol? Fila diária para nos darem trabalho nesse dia?

Será este o caminho?

Industries such as the cotton trade were particularly hard for workers to endure long hours of labour. The nature of the work being done meant that the workplace had to be very hot, steam engines  contributing further to the heat in this and other industries. Machinery was not always fenced off and workers would be exposed to the moving parts of the machines whilst they worked. Children were often employed to move between these dangerous machines as they were small enough to fit between tightly packed machinery. This led to them being placed in a great deal of danger and mortality (death rates) were quite high in factories. Added to the dangers of the workplace also consider the impact of the hours worked. It was quite common for workers to work 12 hours or more a day, in the hot and physically exhausting work places. Exhaustion naturally leads to the worker becoming sluggish (slow), which again makes the workplace more dangerous.

Not all factories were as bad as the scenario highlighted above. Robert owen and Titus salt  for example were both regarded as good employers in this respect. They were amongst a group of people who were known as reformers. These people wanted changes to the way that factories were run. They faced opposition from other mill owners who knew that reforms would cost them money and give the workers more rights. (They wanted to make as much profit as possible remember, that is the purpose of manufacturing in a capitalist country).

The reformers gradually managed to force changes to the way that workers were treated. Some of these reforms are listedbelow.

Factory Act 1819	Limited the hours worked by children to a maximum of 12 per day.
Factory Act 1833	Children under 9 banned from working in the textiles industry  and 10-13 year olds  limited to a 48 hour week.
Factory Act 1844	Maximum of 12 hours work per day for Women.
Factory Act 1847	Maximum of 10 hours work per day for Women and children.
Factory Act 1850	Increased hours worked by Women and children to 10 and a half hours a day, but not allowed to work before 6am or after 6pm.
1874	No worker allowed to work more than 56.5 hours per week. Em:

http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/IndustrialRevolution/workingconditions.htm

Tudo isto será porque o trabalho liberta?