The Archive · 1929

Human Factors in Industry

Address by M. Johannot: Many Labour Problems Discussed "Human Factors in Industry" was the subject of an address delivered by Mr. Henri Johannot, of the World's Commitice of Y.M.C.A's in Geneva, on October 23. at the Labour Forum in the National Committee YMCA. building, 20 Museum Road, This is the second of a series of addresses on labour problems arranged by the Industria} Department of the National Coiamittee. The third address of the series will take ple on November 42, when Prof. Chen Ta, of Tsinghua University, who is now making an extensive study of labour conditions {in South China, will be the speaker.

Pointing out the uw y of the labour problem, Mr. Johannot observed that there was tendency fall the world over to improve the Jot of the working man. More and more the fact was being realized, hho said, that economic prosperity was impossible without social just which in turn produced political equilibrium or stability. These three things, namely, economic prosper-'Social justice and political 'y, were so inter-related to h that one hardly knew which tone came first. As they were 80 {integrated into each other, these three things, it seemed, should go forth at one and same time in order to be of the greatest good to all classes. of people.

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