BETTER CONDITIONS
MEN OF MERCHANT SERVICE
(Rec. noon.) RUGBY, July 26. The support given by the Government to merchant seamen would continue after the war and make the calling of the sea rank among all the technical and skilled trades, with proper apprenticeship and proper accommodation in ships, said the Minister of Labour, Mr. Bevin. when opening a merchant navy hbstel at Cardiff. The war, he said, had made the whole world ship-conscious, and everyone now realised how the world's happiness, wealth, and prosperity depended on sea communication. He would never rest until the day arrived when the workers had good wages, conditions, and environment, and a good standard of living. These were the most economical things employers could bring into the industry, and the world was awakening to that fact.— 8.0. W.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 23, 27 July 1942, Page 6
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133BETTER CONDITIONS Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 23, 27 July 1942, Page 6
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