History revision (paper 2) 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryLaws protecting working people.GCSEOCR Created by: rossbrooks123Created on: 12-06-16 15:15 What act was set up in 1909? The trade boards act, it set a minimum wage that employers had to pay to employees. 1 of 6 Who created it and who was it mainly targeted towards? Winston Churchill and William Beveridge created it and it was aimed towards sweated industry workers. 2 of 6 What did the sweated industries include? Tailoring, lace-making and cardboard-box making. These workers were often women or immigrants on low wages. 3 of 6 How many people were covered by the trade board act in 1914? Over 500,000. 4 of 6 What did the Labour exchanges act do? It set up job centres. 5 of 6 How would Lloyd George pay for reforms? He wanted to increase taxes. 6 of 6
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