LAUNDRY WORKERS IN RUSSIA.
The general price for laundering colter s in 2-} d. each in Russia; with other articles in that proportion. The hours of service for the employees are from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., with an hour for lunch, but, with an extra portion of cheap tea, a slice of black bread and a glass of rodka, tlie employee is usually content to prolong the service until 9 p.m. The wages paid to women are from £1 to £2 per month, with room and board included, but the living quarters are in the cellar and the food of the coarsest ktnd. Mechanics in these laundries command under same conditions about 3s. a day.
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Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 51, 1 March 1912, Page 2
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116LAUNDRY WORKERS IN RUSSIA. Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 51, 1 March 1912, Page 2
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