INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Positive effect of the IR

• ·       -  Increase in the production of goods for export

·    Great profits were made & this led overall prosperity
·         Job specialization o Emergence of towns & cities as commercial centres. Manchester & Glasgow were industrial towns
·         Business activities gave rise to opening of banks, insurance, companies, shipping agencies, shops etc. 
·         Emergence of capitalist society

Negative effects

• ·         -Home industries suffered, unemployed rural people could not compete with machines. They turned their anger by destroying machines. The attackers came to be called the Lubbites
• ·         Migration of workers from rural to urban centres
• ·         Social problems (no water supply) among urban workers – health, housing etc. poor sanitary condition spread of diseases
• ·         Exploitation of workers both men & women. Long working hours but low pay. (employer want to make profit)
• ·         Use of child labour

• ·         Work sites unsafe & unhealthy
• ·         Workers exposed to accidents, chemical fume, dust & smoke (harmful to them)
• ·         Work sites unsafe & unhealthy
• ·         Hostel provided but just a small room
• ·         Children do not know their parents
• ·         No electric supply, water supply