In the early 1900s life was tough for most people, but Australia is often described as a workers' paradise. Which isn't even possible to describe in a 20th century country. So, to determine the truth of this statement, we will focus on three necessary questions. First, the hours of work, second, the wages, third, the working conditions and fourth, the treatment at the workplace. The first issue that was taken into consideration was working hours. The eight-hour daily movement was a movement for shorter working hours. It was led by trade unions in the 19th century. So that's a third of the day. But before the eight-hour daily movement, most males had to work ten hours a day for six days. So it's actually welfare for Australians. On the other hand, depending on different family conditions. This movement caused some problems for people, as diseases spread and many families needed higher wages for medical care and to support the family. But as time goes by they will no longer receive so many salaries. Even for middle class people they wanted them to work for their company and earn more money. These types of people may want to work longer to get better wages. Second, in the 1890s, wages were a significant issue. Despite this, the workers seemed to have to work for hours on end. They actually get a small pay. They earn a minimum wage sufficient to support a wife and three children. Consider the women workers of that period: they worked exactly the same hours as men and mostly the same job, but they were paid less because men were considered the providers of the family. Approximately, women were paid half the wages of men. There were child workers as well as adults, I......middle of paper......although working hours were shorter and payments were increased for many workers, treatment was harsh, shoddy and inadequate. Toilets were not provided, workplaces were often disgusting and unhygienic. The workers were treated hostilely by their employees. Even worse is the treatment of working women, often employed as domestic workers and at the time responsible for taking care of the house and children who were not of school age. Few are happy with their jobs and are treated fairly by the families they work for, but not like others they have heavy workloads, often exploited even by their male employees. In conclusion, after analyzing the hours of work, the salary they receive, the working conditions and the treatment they received in the 1900s. It shows that Australia in 1900 also enjoyed a comfortable welfare state, but could hardly be described as a workers' paradise.