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1881 CE · law constitution governance

First Factory Act

One of colonial India's earliest factory laws introduced limited regulation of working conditions, especially for children.

Early twentieth-century cotton mill in Bombay
Industrial context only. The photograph dates to about 1910 and is not an image of the 1881 Factory Act or of an 1881 inspection. · Credit: Unknown author · License: Public domain

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Sources and further reading

  1. Nehru Portal — Freedom Struggle
  2. Gandhi Heritage Portal — Chronology

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