THE WORLD'S WORKERS
SCHEME #OR REGULATION OF
LABOUR
(Received January 31, 8:30 a.m.)
LONDON, 29th January. Official : Sir Joseph Ward attended a special conference of the British delegates to the Peace Conference and the British Labour representatives, including Mr. G. N. Barnes, Mr, J. H. Thomas, and Mi. A. Henderson,- who are giving attention to a tentative scheme to regulate international labour. The scheme aima at securing the establishment of international minimum standards.. The immediate objects include the appointment of a preliminary Commission by'the Peace Congress to inquire into the question of the • international adjustment of labour conditions, the creation of a permanent bureau with a council drawn from Britain, France, America, Italy, and Japan, and the arranging of conventions. The principal practical aims include the prohibition of night work for women and children. Sir Joseph War explained the advanced labour conditions in New Zealand as regards the protection of women and juvenile workers, and social legislation. The conference 'appreciated the explanation, fhe deliberations ,ha.ye not concluded.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 27, 31 January 1919, Page 7
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