INDUSTRIAL AFFAIRS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17974, 29 June 1920, Page 5

INDUSTRIAL AFFAIRS

SEAMEN'S CONFERENCE.

QUESTION OF WORKING HOURS,

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright

. ROME, June 26. ® Shipping Conference at Genoa Mr Movey, of the Seamen and Firemen's Union, moved an amendment to draft a convention restricting tho working hours aboard ships to eight hours daily" and 48 ■weekly.

_ The delegate from the Shipping Federation opposed the amendment as being inspired by insular ideas. ° Mr Burke, tho Australian delegate, m supporting the amendment, declared that the hours in tropical countries should be reduced to six daily. The amendment was rejected by 16 <votes to 14.

Mr Burke then proposed that the seamen leave the conference, alleging that Government delegates and shipowners were against the seamen.

Mr Movey protested that the Government delegates were voting contrary to the spirit of the Peace TreatyThe French seamen . nrgeci the conferc?.c®. continue in the hope of accomplishing something. Mr Bnrke thereupon -withdrew liis proposal. r

The conference decided that no boys under 14 be employed on ships.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

THE MELBOURNE STRIKE,

FEARS OF AN EXTENSION.

MELBOURNE. June 28 (Received June 28, at 10.45 t> m ) The Premier (Mr H. S. W. Lawscm) the Disputes Committee and the Trades Hall t.ha-t ho would use his influence to bring -about a conference of. gas workers and employers, as unless the dispute was settled the extension to tie transport workers was inevitable.