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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN ZURICH.

The eighth international conference of the National Centres' representatives has just been called by the International Secretary, Legien. Same takes place in the "Volkshaus" in Zurich, Staufacherstrasse 60, on September 16, 17, and 18. The following agenda has been arranged: 1. 'Report of the International Secretary. 2. To discuss and decide the propositions concerning the International Secretariat. 3. To organise a congress of the workers (proposed by France). 4. International Federation of Trade Unions (proposed by tlio United States). 5. Measures for the abolition of night duty, and the introduction of the legal eight-how day. 6. Enquiry into the steps which it is necessary to take in order that the Is? May shall assume a real economic and international aspect (proposed by Sweden and France respectively). Rumania further suggested that only those organisations which were affiliated to the National Centre of their respective countries should be accepted by the International Secretariat for affiliation, and that subscriptions should be paid into the unions of that land in which the workers hate their employment.

Immediately after the close of this conference the first conference of the International Trade Secretaries will take place, at the satne pJace, beginning September 19. The temporary agenda for this conference runs as follows: 1. Uniformity of reports. 2. Uniformity of trade tinion statistics.

The most of the delegates of these two conferences will probably attend the Swiss Trade Union Congress, which is to be held in Zurich from the 13th to the 15th.

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