Must have been a God forsaken place to work... from the looks of it. It's dated 1915, so I guess WWI didn't help any.
@george I have noticed the difference between American and English factories and those from Sweden and some other European countries back in the day. American and English factories generally look messy and look like a hell hole to work in. Swedish and other European countries I have seen photos of, look much cleaner, more organised and better lighted than their American and English contemporaries. Most of the early American GPA factories, well, they looked like you could lose your life after any given step.
@MYN The sweat shops in places like Bangladesh are still horrid to this day. When thinking of terrible working conditions one of the things that always comes to mind is the ship scrappers in India. The blokes that work on those ships in bare feet and zero safety awareness by the scrap yard owners is mind boggling. Why Indian workers continue to work in such horrid conditions into the year 2020 - making the owners of those scrap yards and other types of industrial work, some of the richest people on the planet - is just nuts. The above is something that the Woke Left should sink their teeth into and it would actually be for a good cause.
Well Matty, sometimes these things take awhile to materialize. Its not about India or any particular place on the planet. Its more on certain socio-economic conditions at the time. The government does play a pivotal role, besides the employers. There are many places on Earth where the basic physiological needs of the people have not been entirely addressed yet. Therefore, they are easily taken advantage of by ruthless employers.
