Did all working class people during the Industrial Revolution have the same treatment?

Question

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Answer 1

No, as today there are different classes of working class people

Answer 2

The ones working in the early IR had longer hours than the ones in the late IR (even though it could still be up to 14 hours a day or so). Just compare the working conditions under the British Empire around 1830-1840 with the ones in the Ford-factories decades later. Women and children were paid less. Men were less wanted because they were more rebellious , ....

Answer 3

No, of course not. The rural workers were paid less, but sometimes they had the advantage of growing food for themselves. Skilled workers would usually be paid more.
Besides, there was a big difference among employers. Some paid the smallest amount they could manage, but others decided that out of fairness, or to decrease the chance of theft by workers, or to encourage loyalty, or to attract a better quality worker, it was worthwhile paying more.

Answer 4

Do you mean from industry to industry, different countries/geographic areas, etc? Your question is a little too vague to answer accurately. I guess the need for clarification supports my general answer of no, they weren't. Yes, there was an exploitation of mass labor, low wages, long hours, high turnout demands, and little to know rights for workers. However, not every industry, region, boss, company, etc. treated their employees the same.

Answer 5

The working 'class' were just that, a class.

The Blue Collar (factory, like my father) working class were basically treated all alike, expendable.

Don't forget the WWI motto: "A bayonet is a weapon with a worker at both ends".

Answer 6

No.