Often, the conditions that children and workers worked in were unsafe and they worked long hours with no rest. they worked all day. sometimes they would get stuck in machinery and get hurt or even die. also, working in factories caused health problems for many children and workers.
... the proletarians (workers)
Answer: Not sure exactly when were talking about but overall no, racisms was so bad at points that I wouldn't be surprised if you were shot by your own side simply because of the color of your skin.