Factory and Workshop Act 1895

Factory and Workshop Act 1895

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to amend and extend the Law relating to Factories and Workshops.
Citation	58 & 59 Vict. c. 37
Dates
Royal assent	6 July 1895

The Factory and Workshop Act 1895 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.

See also

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

• History of labour law
• UK labour law
• UK labour law history

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