THE UNEMPLOYED

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 117, 9 February 1924, Page 7

THE UNEMPLOYED

DEMANDS OF BRITISH TRADES UNION CONGRESS EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT MAINTENANCE , By Telbghaph—Press Association. rpVVIITGHT. London, February 7. A “six point” charter has been issued by the General Council of the Trades Union Congress, on behalf of the unemployed. It demands: (1) Effective Government maintenance cf all unemployed, dissociate! from Poor Law administration ; (2) immediate development of Government schemes for employment at trade union rates of wages; (3) State workshops; (4) reduction of hours of labour to absorb the unemployed; (5) occupational training centres, particularly for boys, girls, and ex-service men; (6) suitablehhonsing accommodation at reasonable rents. —Reuter, UTILISE THE EMPIRE’S RESOURCES GENERAL BOOTH’S ADVICE (Rec. February 8, 8 p.m.) London, February 7. General Booth sails by the Orsoya. He said he felt strongly the shame that we should have large numbers of decent people living on tho verge of pemirv, and the trouble and uncer-' tainty which unemployment involved. The day had come m tho world’s history when there was need for the more pronounced authority of Government in the management of people Those who mania-go poor people should utilise tho vast resources of the Empire.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.