 በ 1832 ደራሲዋ ፍራንሴስ ትሮሎፕ እዛው በጨርቃ ጨርቅ ፋብሪካዎች ውስጥ ተቀጥረው የሚሠሩ ሕፃናትን ሁኔታ ለመመርመር ማንቸስተር ጉብኝት አደረጉ ።
In 1832, Member of Parliament Michael Sadler initiated and chaired a parliamentary investigation of the conditions of work in textile factories.