Child labour in the Saxon textile industry, 1800-1938

撒克逊纺织业中的童工，1800 年至 1938 年

• 批准号: 441063736
• 负责人: Privatdozent Dr. Manuel Schramm
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Institut für Europäische Geschichte
• 依托单位国家: 德国
• 项目类别: Research Grants
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 德国
• 起止时间: 2019-12-31 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/441063736?language=en
• 关键词: Child; labour; Saxon; textile; industry

The project investigates the extent and nature of child labour in the Saxon textile industry from the 19th century until the passing of the Youth Protection Act of 1938. The aims are firstly, to supplement child labor research in the nineteenth century with regard to child labor in Saxony, a pioneer country of industrialization; and secondly, the study of child labor in the first half of the 20th century in Germany, which is yet uncharted territory. It relies on an extensive material in the Saxon State Archives, which has not yet been systematically evaluated. Only within the regional framework does it appear possible to take the long-term perspective demanded by recent research. The consideration of a longer period of time should allow to answer important questions, such as those concerning the decline or change of form of child labor, or, in the case of children's factory work, the causes of the decline. The focus is on child labour in the textile industry, as this was one of the most important branches of employment for children and the most important branch of industry in Saxony's industrialisation alongside mechanical engineering. In addition, the concentration on one sector makes it possible to examine the question of how technological developments and changes in company organisation affected child labour both quantitatively and qualitatively.

该项目调查了从19世纪到1938年通过《青年保护法》期间撒克逊纺织业中童工的程度和性质。其目的首先是补充19世纪关于工业化先驱萨克森州童工的研究；其次是关于德国20世纪上半叶童工的研究，这还是一个未知的领域。它依赖于撒克逊州立档案馆中的大量材料，这些材料尚未得到系统的评估。只有在区域框架内，才似乎有可能采取最近研究所要求的长期观点。考虑更长的时间应该能够回答一些重要的问题，例如关于童工形式的减少或改变的问题，或者，就工厂童工而言，这些问题的减少的原因。重点是纺织业中的童工，因为这是儿童就业中最重要的分支之一，也是萨克森州工业化中与机械工程一起最重要的工业分支。此外，集中在一个部门，使人们有可能研究技术发展和公司组织的变化如何在数量和质量上影响童工的问题。