British Proposal Rejected by International Labour Office Geneva, May 23.
The International Labour Office, by 12 votes to 11, to-day rejected the British Government's proposal for the revision of the Hours Convention adopted at the conferences of the International Labour Orization held at Washington in 1919.
The proposal was supported by the British employers' delegate and by Canada and Germany, the latter with a reservation.
Te was opposer by Belgium, Poland and France and by Miss Bargaret the Labour MP. for voting on behalf of British workers.
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