It seems that you have missed the necessary options to complete this statement, but anyway, the correct answer that would best complete this statement is the word complicated. <span>The term that best describes factory work during the 1800s is complicated. Hope this answers your question. </span>
This was at the begining of the age of the industrialisation, factory work was very harsh, workers had to live in a very small and crowded space, many weren't insured and didn't get enough money for working 12 or more hours a day.