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FACTORY ACTS
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FACTORY ACTS, the name given generally to a long series of acts constituting one of the most important chapters in the history of English labour legislation (see LABOUR LEGISLATION); the term " factory " itself being short for manufactory, a building or collection of buildings in which men or women are employed in industry.