<Li> Set a minimum age for children to work in mines at 10 </Li> <Li> Made it that no woman or girl could work in the mines </Li> <P> The Factories Act 1844 made women and young adults work 12 - hour days and children from the ages 9 to 13 were to work 9 hour days . As well as making mill masters and owners more account for injuries to workers . The Factories Act 1847 or also known was the ten - hour bill, made it law that women and young people work 10 hours, and maximum of 63 hours a week . The last two major Factory acts of the Industrial Revolution were introduced in 1850, and 1856 . These acts made it that factories could no longer dictate work hours for women and children . They were to work from 6am to 6pm in the summer, and 7am to 7pm in the winter . These acts took a lot of power and authority away from the manufactures, and allowed women and children to have more personal time for the family and for themselves . </P> <Ol> <Li> Factories Act 1844 <Ol> <Li> Limited working hour to 12 per day for women and children </Li> <Li> Set maximum working hours for children of 9 - 13 for 9 per day </Li> <Li> Mill owners are more account for protection for workers </Li> </Ol> </Li> <Li> Ten Hours Bill 1847 <Ol> <Li> Limited working hours to 10 per day for women and children </Li> <Li> Set a maximum hours in a week to 63 for women and children </Li> </Ol> </Li> <Li> Factories Act 1856 <Ol> <Li> Factory masters could not dictate work hours </Li> </Ol> </Li> </Ol>

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