LABOR CONVENTION.
BRITAIN AND AMERICA. By Telegraph.—Press Assn—Copyright. Received July 3, 5.5 p.m. London, July 2. The House of Commons ratified the Washington international labor convention, except a recommendation relating to maternity. Dr. Macnamara pointed out that the provisions relating to maternity in England were in advance of those of other countries and the Government felt it would not be justified in scrapping the existing machinery. The Government also could not accept a recommendation in regard to hours of labor, which cut across the voluntary agreement with the railway workers. Mr. Austen Chamberlain said Americas abstention from the convention was an insuperable barrier against the hope that the world would advance equally in securing improvement in industrial conditions. The Government was prepared to participate in a special conference to secure a more elastic convention. He repudiated the idea that any section would render futile the League of Nations’ Labor organisation. —Awk-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Taranaki Daily News, 4 July 1921, Page 5
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