that he wanted to look for a gas that was easy to obtain and could be used without any construction work. In September, the murderous effects of Zyklon B, a pesticide based on hydrogen cyanide, were tested [...] 1000 Jews at a time. Up to 90% were sent to the gas chambers at the railway station as "unfit for work". Already deprived of their civil rights, they were immediately stripped of their valuables, then [...] ovens to cope with the large number of victims, the engineer Fritz Sander designed a model that would work continuously with an even supply of corpses: a cremation conveyor belt. "Topf and Sons“ applied for
the British in particular, who after the abolition of slavery in the 19th century, took countless workers from India and China as indentured labourers and deported them to colonies on other continents. In [...] labourers under certain conditions, but as they could not decide on the nature and duration of their work in the German Reich, their employment was considered forced labour. German authorities initially tried [...] at the end of 1916, not least on the initiative of entrepreneurs. However, most of them refused to work in Germany and the deportations were largely stopped in early 1917. The recruitment of civilians in
on a variety of topics, with open discussion. A new format is 'My day at work', where ERIH site staff present their day-to-day work and raise interest in industrial heritage as a potential career option
was now available. However, far too many people sought work in the burgeoning industrial cities, as mechanisation put millions of artisans out of work, and many farmers sought new employment as their farms [...] many people looking for work, factory owners could afford to pay poverty wages. Working hours ranged from 12 to 16 hours, 6 days a week. Violations of the strict time and work discipline resulted in immediate [...] wage deductions, if not dismissal. A skilled worker, perhaps operating a mechanical loom, might earn enough to live on, but usually the whole family had to work: Women for half the wage, children for even
combination of the words 'smoke' and 'fog' to form 'smog'. As the number of coal mines and smelting works increased, black smoke became a widespread phenomenon in the British Isles, eventually covering the [...] of rivers and the damage to forestry and agriculture led to growing protests. The health risks to workers, who were exposed to chlorine, sulphur and hydrochloric acid gases with virtually no protection, [...] metropolis - during the "Great Stink" of 1858, even the honourable Members of Parliament had to stop work. Taller chimneys for factories and power stations, now widely required, improved the air in the immediate
Italy Minett Tour The steel industry shaped the landscape, factories and blast furnaces rose, and workers formed an unfamiliar kind of settlements. more Regional Routes in the Netherlands Silesia Silesian
INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE SUMMER SCHOOL INTERDISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER AND PRACTICE-ORIENTED PROJECT WORK FOR STUDENTS Listen The European Industrial Heritage Summer School is aimed at students from a variety [...] studies. The intensive program combines interdisciplinary knowledge transfer with practical project work. In preparation of the Summer School, the participants visit an industrial heritage site in their [...] knowledge about industrial heritage in its broadest sense. In the second part, small groups of students work individually on own projects. International experts are there to help them reflect on their ideas
demanded a different image of the world of work, based on the ideas of self-responsibility and the market economy. This meant the concept of the "free worker" instead of the slave economy and free trade [...] of the new era: slavery had to be banned in order to raise the status of industrial workers. Even if they had to work 12 hours a day, received miserable wages and lived in damp mass quarters - they were [...] historians have argued about the role that slavery and colonialism played in industrialisation. The key work on this subject was published in 1944 by the historian Eric Williams, who, significantly, came from
conference showcased practical examples of preserving and passing on the knowledge of first-generation workers from different countries. It was also a platform for sharing and critically discussing experiences [...] the survey (brief description) Results of the survey (detailed description) It is then planned to work with the sites to develop ideas for concrete projects and actions (such as documenting best practice
Events "WORK it OUT" ERIH Dance Event 12 September 2021 "WORK it OUT" ERIH Dance Event 12 Sept 2021 VIDEOS OF THE DANCE EVENT Our composite video of the dance event "WORK it OUT" in 2021 Work it Out 2021 [...] online "WORK it OUT" ERIH Dance Event 12 September 2021 ERIH Conference 2020 - Oberhausen (D) & ONLINE "WORK it OUT" ERIH Dance Event 13 September 2020 ERIH Conference 2019 - Berlin (D) "Work it Out" ERIH [...] Zabrze (PL) Culture Brewery. Berlin (D) Die Fabrik. Kulturwerk Frankfurt. Frankfurt/Main (D) Finicus Workers' Settlement. Ruda Śląska (PL) Hall of the Century. Bochum (D) Hansa Coking Plant. Dortmund (D) Hendrichs
site from coal, then for street lighting: cities built huge cylindrical gas tanks in central gas works, from which "town gas" was distributed through cast-iron pipe networks. Later, long-distance pipelines
needed more and more capital for mechanisation, synthetic inputs and expansion, while the number of workers has fallen inexorably. Countless farmers have given up, unable to cultivate ever larger areas and
Dearborn near Detroit for the Ford factories, which were the first to consistently use assembly line work: a huge hall made of prefabricated steel modules, erected quickly and cheaply, in which the cars went
online "WORK it OUT" ERIH Dance Event 12 September 2021 ERIH Conference 2020 - Oberhausen (D) & ONLINE "WORK it OUT" ERIH Dance Event 13 September 2020 ERIH Conference 2019 - Berlin (D) "Work it Out" ERIH [...] Homepage Service Photo Galleries Erih and Events "WORK it OUT" ERIH Dance Event 13 September 2020 "WORK it OUT" ERIH Dance Event 13 Sept 2020 VIDEOS OF THE DANCE EVENT Please activate video Cookies in [...] order to watch this video open cookie preferences Our composite video of the dance event "WORK it OUT" in 2020 Work it Out 2020 Live Stream ... following the movies of the participating sites: Añana Salt
