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Bulletin

OF THE

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE

[NOTE.-The German, French, and English editions of the Bulletin are referred to as G.B., F.B., and E.B., respectively.]

Notes on the Laws and Orders contained in Vol. X., Nos. 7-10.

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Bulletin

OF THE

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE

[NOTE.-The German, French, and English editions of the Bulletin are referred to as G.B., F.B., and E.B., respectively.]

1. International Labour Legislation

[International Convention respecting the prohibition of the night-work of women in industrial occupations. See 2.00, Norway.

International Convention respecting the prohibition of the use of white (yellow) phosphorus in the manufacture of matches. See 2.12, Australia: New South Wales.]

2. National Labour Legislation

2.0. Labour Legislation of General Application

2.00. FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.

AUSTRALIA: New South Wales. The Factories and Shops Act of 1896, the Minimum Wage Act of 1908, and the Factories and Shops (Amendment) Act of 1909, were consolidated by the Act of 26th November, 1912 (Text E.B. X., p. 264, No. 14), which bears the short title Factories and Shops Act, 1912. The consolidating Act contains no essential amendments. Regulations under the Act were issued on 29th April, 1913. (Extract E.B. X., p. 285, No. 20.)

NORWAY. Act respecting the protection of workers in industriai undertakings, dated 18th September, 1915. (Text E.B. X., p. 323.)

On 7th April, 1914, the Norwegian Government submitted to Parliament a Bill respecting the protection of workers in industrial undertakings (Ot.prp No. 35, 1914), intended to replace the existing Act of 10th September, 1909 (Text E.B. IV., p. 340), respecting the inspection of work in factories, etc., as well as the amending Acts of 25th July, 1910 (Text E.B. VI., p. 179), and 29th July, 1911 (Text E.B. VIII., p. 310).

The Government* were divided amongst themselves on important questions, such as the fixing of ordinary hours of work and various details as regards working hours (Chapter III. of the Bill). The Majority proposed that the

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