... it was the cheapest labor, and because some machines were so easy to operate that a child could perform the same repetitive tasks or simply squeeze into tight places that an adult could not access. Although paid 1/10 of a man's salary, children and women did not try to join workers unions or go on strikes, which made their exploitation hidden unnoticed by ... ...

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