The Archive · 1924

International Labour Conference

inese Delegate Claiming 8 hr.

Day for Children and No Night Work for Women Geneva, June 28.

At the International Labour Conference M. Albert Thomas announced that ratification of the ventions adopted by the Confer-coco had now been received from Japan, Austria, Spain, Ireland and Poland, bringing the total from 96 to 126.

Dir. Hsiuo, the Chinese Govern. ment delegate, referred to the pro-ress of social reform in China, notably, the eight-hour jchikdven and the prob hight-work for women and young persons. He declared that China eonly desired to collaborate in the cork of the Conference, "but rer gretted the inadequate support of the other extra-European countries, {or example, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, The committee of delegates appointed to study the prevention

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