Working conditions during the Civil War were harsh. People worked long hours and were paid very low wages. There were strikes during this time by workers to improve the working conditions.
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Social reformers such as Dorothea Dix worked to improve conditions in prisons and poorhouses in the 19th century. They advocated for better treatment of inmates and those in poverty, leading to changes in laws and policies that aimed to provide more humane living conditions.
the workers worked for long hours under poor conditions
Cesar Chavez
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The working conditions in the places that the workers worked at...they needed to be more sanitary.
to better the conditions under which labor worked.
This happened through setting age limits, limiting the number of hours worked, and controlling the type of work children performed.
They worked long hours in dangerous conditions with no benefits.