LABOUR SHORTAGE
APPARENT IN GERMANY WORKERS ENDURING TERRIBLE STRAIN. CHILD LABOUR IN MINES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON. April 1. The Amsterdam correspondent of Hie “Daily Telegraph ” stales Hml page after page of advertisements in Hie German newspapers disclose a serious shortage of ail forms of skilled and unskilled labour throughout the Reich. The advertisers are concerns vitally important in the war effort, such as aeroplane works, munition works' shipyards. and even Hie Goering group of heavy industries. A 72-hour week applies to many of the industries. The miners work in shifts of 11 to 12 hours, and the transport workers 14 to 16 hours daily. Overtime rates do not begin before 72 hours in the building trade. The laws preventing child labour in mines have been repealed. The tremendous strain on the workers has produced a great increase in accidents and diseases, and cancer and skin diseases thin the ranks of the workers in the production of petrol from lignite, while narcotic poisoning and nervous disorders are common in the production of staple fibres and synthetic fats.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 April 1940, Page 5
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177LABOUR SHORTAGE Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 April 1940, Page 5
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