I had watched The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire it was about how women/ teenagers had to work long hours, low wages, and also unsafe conditions. The Employees work like 12hour every day. On March 25th, 1911 at the end of the workday the fire started in a bin of cotton straps. And how they couldn’t seem to put the fire out because how the hose was rusted shut. And the thing is when the fire spread quickly it is harder for them to escape. People only started to panic because they wanted a way out and were afraid that they were going to die. It is also sad that finding a way out of the factory for them is hard either they get crushed to death finding their way or they choose to jump down the window hearing this breaks my heart. Just so they don’t die from the fire inside the factory. Some workers were burned to death or died from breathing in too much of the smoke from the fire. Only been a few 18 minutes 144 people had died. And two more died after in the hospital there were 146 in total. I can’t believe that Max Blanc and Isaac Harris were the ones killing but they weren’t found guilty at all in their trial. What I really hate is when there are the ones that kill so many workers in a factory that can get away with it they should’ve been punished because this was not fair for the workers. They work so hard and rarely even get paid enough. And end up in danger and death. Also when they did decide to change up a bit with Sullivan-Honey fire prevention law that requires sprinklers makes me very mad because why they didn’t decide to do these in the first place but only when so many of the workers had died from the fire. But at least there was a change so other workers that work there can be much safer. Making 28 cents an hour isn’t a lot to me because now we earn more than just that money in the factory. And the worker doesn’t even get any profit from the factory. When they say the jeans they make from the factory selling it for 26 dollars but only have gotten 28 cents. And when the worker wanted 35 cents an hour while working they been beaten up. Even though it still does not count as a lot to me. I think a child shouldn’t work there because they are only kids and too young. Mostly they should be in school having education instead of this which I am glad that they banned child labor. In my opinion, I feel like if they were paid a little more it could have been much better since the worker there worked hard and barely rest. I agree with Erick Luevanos SnapShot I feel that the workers work extra hard at amazon and how they rarely get paid. They have to use the bathroom super quick. While their lives were also risked since we are also in a pandemic and a lot of people buy from amazon.
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