Lyon workers’ uprisings

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19th-century event labor revolt social conflict workers’ uprising

The Lyon workers’ uprisings were early 19th-century French labor revolts, led largely by silk workers protesting harsh economic conditions and demanding social and political reforms.

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Label	Occurrences
Lyon workers’ uprisings canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century event ⓘ labor revolt ⓘ social conflict ⓘ workers’ uprising ⓘ
affectedGroup	Lyon working class ⓘ
affectedIndustry	silk industry ⓘ
cause	decline in silk wages ⓘ harsh economic conditions ⓘ lack of labor protections ⓘ political exclusion of workers ⓘ unemployment among silk workers ⓘ
context	transition to industrial capitalism in France ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
field	labor history ⓘ social history of France ⓘ
goal	better working conditions ⓘ improved wages ⓘ political reforms ⓘ social reforms ⓘ
hasInterpretation	seen as emblematic of early 19th-century social question ⓘ seen as precursor to modern trade unionism ⓘ
hasPart	Canut revolts ⓘ surface form: Canut revolt of 1831 Canut revolts ⓘ surface form: Canut revolt of 1834 Canut revolts ⓘ surface form: Canut revolt of 1848
historicalSignificance	early example of organized industrial labor revolt ⓘ influenced later socialist and labor movements in France ⓘ
languageOfSlogan	French ⓘ
locatedInTime	post-Napoleonic era ⓘ
location	Lyon ⓘ
mainParticipants	French Army ⓘ surface form: French army French authorities ⓘ canuts ⓘ silk workers ⓘ
movementType	labor protest ⓘ urban insurrection ⓘ
opposedBy	French monarchy ⓘ local bourgeoisie ⓘ
partOf	French labor movement history ⓘ
relatedTo	class struggle ⓘ early labor movement in Europe ⓘ industrialization in France ⓘ
result	casualties among workers ⓘ repression by state forces ⓘ strengthening of labor consciousness ⓘ
slogan	Vivre en travaillant ou mourir en combattant ⓘ
timePeriod	early 19th century ⓘ

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July Monarchy → notableEvent → Lyon workers’ uprisings ⓘ