Gang system of child labour, c1885

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Gang system of child labour, c1885

Gang system of child labour, c1885. Teams of children were formed by a contractor or ganger and hired out to farmers as agricultural labour for tasks such as sowing and hoeing. They would be made to worked for 8 or 9 hours a day and often had to walk 3 or 4 miles to and from work. The practice was particularly widespread in East Anglia. In this wood engraving a girl tries to revive a boy who has collapsed, probably from exhaustion, while the rest of the gang continue hoeing around them

Media ID 14846305

© Ann Ronan Picture Library / Heritage-Images

Child Labour Collapse Collapsed Compassion Concern Exhausted Exhaustion Exploitation Hoeing Unconscious

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