<Ol> <Li> Factory masters could not dictate work hours </Li> </Ol> <Li> Factory masters could not dictate work hours </Li> <P> Prevention of Cruelty to, and Protection of, Children Act 1889 founded to stop the abuse of children in the work and family sphere of life . </P> <P> The Elementary Education Act 1870 allowed all children within the United Kingdom to have access to education . Education was not made compulsory immediately (not until 1880) since many factory owners feared the removal of children as a source of cheap labor . However, with the simple mathematics and English they were acquiring, factory owners now had workers who could read and make measurements . A great contribution to the factory . </P>

Describe the plight of the industrial worker during this time