Responses to Industrialization

In response to Leo's quotes about the rights of the working man, I found that there were a few quotes I was particularly interested in. The first ones were all about how work is actually beneficial to the society, which I found that to be true. When we are working, we not only learn new things but also the products that we make are beneficial to our society. We need work in order to further humanity. The quote about how we also have the right to rest is also interesting. We all know that rest is important to us, but sometimes resting gets lost in our busy schedules. During the Industrialization period, people had long working hours and were place in harsh conditions. The people were not given the right amount of breaks which lead to many accidents. It makes sense that without rest, people get careless then there work gets careless which could lead to dangerous accidents. Another quote that I found to be particularly profound was about just wages. A just wage is defined to be a sufficient income that can support a family with a wife, children, and himself. However, a just wage is not always seen. People are taken advantage of, especially if they are child workers. These problems still exists today where workers are given minimum wage and can barely support their family.