Sweating in Hew South Wales.
(Per Press Association!. Sydbev, December 18. .. In the Assembly, in reply to a qu£Stion with regard to • sweating .in .the clothing trade, Mr Reid said he bad frir t ™ steps which would result in something yery practical in ascertaining the seal state of affairs. , If a single shade 5 of sweating was discovered in any, Government contract it would be cancelled and the contractor would never be given another. One of the most prominent desires of the Government was to bring the law to bear upon the people who triaft to grind the life blood out of human beings for a miserable profit. ■ Every other country in the world almost s had legislation protecting women and girls in factories. New South Wales was a disgraceful example to the whole world. As the head of the Government, he was determined the matter should be dealt without delay*
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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 146, 19 December 1895, Page 3
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151Sweating in Hew South Wales. Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 146, 19 December 1895, Page 3
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