Adux
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Not true, Child labor was abolished in various countries far before Karl Marx ever wrote anything about Communism, Take UK for example , abolished child labor 40 years before,The Marxists and socialists did play a very important role in the passage of labor laws including, but not limited to, the minimum wage, eight-hour workday, and banning of child labour. This was because the Marxists and socialists formed the radical end of the labour movement and "shocked" the governments of various industrialising countries into action. Since countries like the U.S. and U.K. did not want to see Marxists and socialists gain power and popularity among their population, they implemented various labour reforms to reduce the appeal of Marxism/socialism among the lower classes. Most reform movements require radicals of some sort to galvanize action, since moderates are too easy to ignore.
Also, attributing the crimes of people like Stalin and Mao to Marx makes absolutely no sense whatsover.
Labor Laws was passed in UK, Germany, France far before the advent of Communism. 1802 to be exact, and further reforms were a regular feature as time passed.
Was Life in Industrial revolution era rosy, nope. But it was a phase, and labor reforms further would have happened without the intervention of Communism, Communism just like any other utopian ideology (read religion) means to control and convert people to make a few attain power at the expense of others.