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Explore the social and economic history of sweated labour and Britain's groundbreaking minimum wage legislation in this scholarly examination from Routledge. The book investigates how sweating emerged as a defining issue of early 20th-century Britain, when government estimates suggested up to a third of the workforce endured exploitative conditions characterised by long hours, poor working environments and subsistence pay. Through rigorous historical analysis, this volume traces the moral imperatives and legislative responses that transformed labour protection, examining why minimum wage legislation became essential for addressing widespread economic hardship. Part of the Studies in Labour History series, this work provides essential context for understanding modern employment standards and their roots in workers' struggles for dignity and fair compensation during an era of industrial transformation.

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Routledge publication provides scholarly authority on the origins and nature of British sweated labour practices and wage legislation.

Examines how government investigation defined sweating through three key indicators: excessive working hours, substandard working conditions and systematic low pay.

Analyses the economic and social context that prompted early 20th-century government recognition of sweated labour affecting up to a third of the British workforce.

Part of the Studies in Labour History series, offering specialised academic perspective on labour rights and employment protection development.

Explores the moral and political arguments that shaped minimum wage legislation as a response to widespread workplace exploitation.

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Release Date
28 December 2007
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