▁complex ▁was ▁not ▁without ▁criticism ▁for ▁its ▁working ▁conditions . ▁ ▁Although ▁George ▁Murray ▁would ▁not ▁reve al ▁working ▁hours ▁in ▁the ▁complex , ▁it ▁is ▁likely ▁that ▁up ▁until ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁the ▁workers ▁had ▁a ▁similar ▁work ▁requirement ▁as ▁the ▁ 7 2 - hour ▁week ▁demanded ▁of ▁workers ▁at ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁Mc Con nel ▁Kennedy ▁complex . ▁ ▁After ▁ 1 8 2 5 , ▁the ▁Cot ton ▁M ills ▁Reg ulation ▁Act ▁reduced ▁this ▁to ▁ 6 9 ▁hours ▁– ▁ 1 2 ▁hours ▁per ▁day ▁on ▁Monday ▁to ▁Friday ▁and ▁ 9 ▁hours ▁on ▁a ▁Saturday . ▁ ▁These ▁hours ▁were ▁worked ▁by ▁all ▁but ▁the ▁young est ▁employees . ▁ ▁The ▁workers ▁were ▁allowed ▁three ▁breaks ▁per ▁day . ▁ ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁stop ▁employees ▁wand ering ▁off ▁and ▁taking ▁breaks ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁entitled ▁to , ▁t unn els ▁were ▁built ▁under ▁the ▁road ▁between ▁the ▁main ▁complex ▁and ▁the ▁later ▁mill s ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁Beng al ▁Street . ▁ ▁The ▁worst ▁conditions ▁in ▁the ▁mill ▁were ▁experienced ▁by ▁those ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁pay - scale . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁stage ▁of ▁un pack ing ▁the ▁raw ▁cot ton ▁and ▁clean ing ▁out ▁imp ur ities , ▁which ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁un sk illed ▁workers , ▁ ▁produced ▁large ▁amounts ▁of ▁dust ▁that ▁was ▁both ▁a ▁health ▁ha z ard ▁and ▁serious ▁fire ▁risk . ▁ ▁A ▁visitor ▁to ▁the ▁complex ▁in ▁ 1 8