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As the industrial revolution changed the very nature of work, things got worse. The promise of a steady gig and a reliable wage drew huge amounts of people to those urban centers of industry. But what they found in those factories was, for lack of a better word, squalor. Accidents were common, injuries were gruesome, and workers' compensation was non-existent. Lawless exploitation was the norm, rather than the exception.
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