▁position ▁of ▁do f fer ▁elimin ated . ▁The ▁pace ▁of ▁modern ization ▁and ▁mechan ization ▁was ▁faster ▁than ▁in ▁Lanc ash ire , ▁where ▁the ▁un ions ▁were ▁more ▁powerful . ▁ ▁India ▁A ▁report ▁on ▁conditions ▁in ▁the ▁Bomb ay ▁mill s ▁in ▁India ▁between ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁noted ▁that ▁laws ▁had ▁been ▁passed ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁ag itation ▁in ▁England ▁by ▁which ▁no ▁child ▁under ▁nine ▁years ▁old ▁could ▁be ▁employed . ▁In ▁theory , ▁children ▁under ▁four teen ▁could ▁not ▁work ▁more ▁than ▁seven ▁hours ▁per ▁day , ▁broken ▁into ▁two ▁work ▁periods ▁with ▁a ▁long ▁rest ▁period ▁in ▁between . ▁In ▁practice , ▁much ▁younger ▁children ▁were ▁working ▁longer ▁hours ▁at ▁jobs ▁such ▁as ▁do ff ing . ▁A ▁man ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁mill s ▁would ▁be ▁paid ▁R s . 7 ▁to ▁R s . 9 ▁for ▁the ▁least ▁sk illed ▁jobs ▁to ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁R s 1 8 ▁to ▁R s 2 2 ▁on ▁a ▁piece - work ▁basis ▁for ▁a ▁m ule ' s ▁mind er ▁or ▁sp inner . ▁D of fer ▁boys ▁working ▁full - time ▁would ▁ear n ▁R s . 4 ▁to ▁R s . 6 . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁about ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁boys ▁and ▁girls ▁were ▁employed ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁mill s , ▁each ▁do ff ing ▁about ▁ 3 5 0 ▁ring ▁sp ind les . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁By