FORTY-HOUR WEEK
OPPOSED BY BRITAIN. (United Press Association- By Electric Telegraph.—-Copyright.) Received June 10, 1.35 p.m, GENEVA. June 9. Mr Ernest Brown, the British Minister of Labour, intervened at the International Labour Conference to oppose the draft convention for a 40hour week in the textile industry. He said that by attempting to isolate hours of work from wages and other vital considerations the international labour organisation was not helping to make real progress towards improving labour conditions. M. Jouhnux, secretary of the French Federation of Labour, scathingly attacked Mr Brown’s speech. He warned the Governments concerned, employers and workers that they would be obliged, in defence of their own national economy, to close their frontiers against countries which did not apply the same conditions of labour, also that their opposition would probably result in a revolt of their own workers, who would he encouraged to follow the French example.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 163, 11 June 1936, Page 2
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