Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
I think she (correctly) means that the owners or stockholders were forced not to exploit workers. They below, are the owners.
- They could not underpay them
- They could not provide housing which they over charged them for.
- They could not provide housing that only the rats and mice felt comfortable living in.
- They could not have working conditions what were essentially unsafe by any standard.
- They could not have children working in the mines.
It is only right that owners treat labor with respect and dignity. Those are words employed by morality.