English maintain cheap labour force?

Question

After the abolition of slavery in the 19th century, how did the English maintain a cheap labour force?

Answer 1

The English did not keep slaves at this time, it had ceased to exist by the 16th century.  

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In England the change in the labour force was the Child labour law changes.  Prior to this Children worked in factories from the age of about 5 or 6.  

In 1833 a law was passed limiting the amount of hours kids could work in textile factories, and in 1842 the law was extended to child in mines. Finally in 1847 Parliament outlawed females and boys under ten from working in mines

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Answer 2

To be fair it was not the " English " but the "British " who abolished slavery as it was post 1707 . The period after the Napoleonic Wars saw mass unemployment and poverty . It was not until the Reform Acts of the 1830s that things began to adjust .  

Answer 3

They exploited overseas workers in the colonies, for one.