LABOUR IN GERMANY
WAGE CUTS AND LONGER HOURS. GOVERNMENTS SEIZES SAVINGS AND BONUSES. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. NEW YORK, November 23. Mr Tolischus, correspondent of the “New York Times,” reporting from Essen, describes conditions in the Ruhr industrial area. He says that the eighthour day has been extended to 10 hours and in some occupations to 12 and 14 hours. 'Simultaneously costs of production have been lowered by substantial wage cuts. The Government has pre-empted the majority of savings and overtime bonuses, and paid vacations have been abolished. This, combined with the general hardships, has not contributed to enthusiasm for the war. In realisation of this and as some amelioration, it has been decreed that food ration bonuses will be granted for heavy night work and work over long hours.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 November 1939, Page 5
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130LABOUR IN GERMANY Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 November 1939, Page 5
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