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#childlabourproject

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#childlabouriswack

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My name is Mrs. Maylie. I am from England, and I am writing on behalf of Oliver Twist. He has changed the life of my niece Rose and I. I never understood what child labour was until I met Oliver. You would never believe how we met him; he showed up on our door step, wounded by a gun shot after he had attempted to rob our house the night before. He was being controlled by a group of men that thieve for a living, to rob wealthy people. Olivers life has revolved around work that is mentally, physically, socially and mentally dangerous. He worked in workhouses where he was nearly starved. And then, worked in Mr. Sowberry's coffin shop, where he working upon liking. It is terrible to believe that children are being slaved against their will, for no money and on little resources. This must stop.

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My name is Mr. Bumble. I was the parish beadle and operator of the workhouse that Oliver Twist was a part of. I have come across these posts about Oliver being laboured in the workhouses. As the beadle, I completely disagree with these posts. Oliver just like all the other boys in the workhouse, had to be put to work in return for food and shelter. This is because of the condition in which they were born; they were born into poverty, and working in workhouses is what happens to poverished children.

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Oliver Twist was an orphaned child in 19th century England. He was the victim of child labour and abuse, as his position in society stripped him of a voice. In this victorian era, using children as economic assets was the status quo. Us elder males have privilege over the inferior children. He did labour in the parish workhouse, a coffin shop, and for a group of thieves. All jobs were against his will and for little to no reward. He worked 'upon liking'; an English term that means doing as much with as little food.