What caused the low workers pay and poor working conditions in garment factories in the early 1900s

Working conditions in the early 1900s were miserable. Workers often got sick or died because of the long hours and unsanitary conditions. Workers formed unions and went on strike, and the government passes legislation to improve unsafe and inhumane conditions.

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i think that the major difference is that it used to be modern