INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE
THE 40-HOUR WEEK (British Official Wireless) (Received 20th June, 2.30 p.m.) GENEVA, 19th June. The International Labour Conference in a preliminary'.vote by 67 to 36 adopted the proposed convention of a 40-hour w r eek in the iron and steel industry, but the figures suggest that the necessary two-thirds majority is unlikely in the final decision vote. The conference decided by 59 to 26 to hold a conference of the Government and delegates representing employers and workers regarding the reduction of the hours of textile workers, before 1937. The conference also decided by 71 to 29, tliat a 40-hour week for textile workers be included in the agenda for the 1937 conference.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19360620.2.123
Bibliographic details
Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 20 June 1936, Page 13
Word Count
115INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 20 June 1936, Page 13
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Nelson Evening Mail. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.