Die Aushandlung eines Hausgesetzes im sächsischen Chemnitz 1834

Abstract

Due to its successful machine manufacturing industry since the early 19th century, the city of Chemnitz has been considered the ›Saxon Manchester‹, industrialising relatively early in comparison to other German cities. With the introduction of factory work, industrialists saw the need to regulate labour, which they set down in writing in the form of house rules or factory regulations. These regulations, which unilaterally protected the property of the company, sparked protests among the newly emerging social class of industrial workers. Using the example of the ›house law‹ of the Haubold company, the article highlights the different perspectives on such regulations, explains the options available to the actors and thus presents an early example of the development of modern labour law.