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Industrialization gave workers shorter working hours and time off on weekends, which allowed for

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Thanks to industrialization, labor markets changed a lot when the demand for workers skyrocketed, and the unemployment rate plummeted.


These forces placed the workers in a position of solid negotiation, which they used to obtain shorter working hours, in order to enjoy more free time.


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Industrialization gave workers shorter working hours and time off on weekends, which allowed them to spend more time for their family. This gave them more time for themselves as well - in short, more leisure time. But of course, industrialization also meant lesser available work for some of the workers because lesser human hands were needed. 
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