Although that's true, is 200 years ago really the baseline we want to use for judging working conditions?
Two hundred years ago meant widespread child labor, harsh factory conditions, little worker protection, and slavery or serfdom. Add to it the onset of Industrial Revolution.
Modern studies indicate people in the dark ages worked 6 hours a day: Ironically a better baseline!
Two hundred years ago meant widespread child labor, harsh factory conditions, little worker protection, and slavery or serfdom. Add to it the onset of Industrial Revolution.
Modern studies indicate people in the dark ages worked 6 hours a day: Ironically a better baseline!