Question

What are the Importance of Hand Labour ?

Answer 1

• Introduction of machines required large capital investment. Hence, cheap labour was preferred over the use of machines.  
• Manual labour was also preferred in the industries where production fluctuated with seasons. 
• Goods with intricate designs and specific shapes were in great demand in the European markets. This was possible only with hand labour and not machine outputs. 
• The aristocrats and the bourgeoisie in Victorian Britain preferred the refined and carefully handmade products; machine made goods were for the colonies.