Factory Inspection Issue to Be Settled That a satisfactory settlement of the issue of the inspection. of fac~ tories in the International Selllement the Chinese authorities is expected the near future asa result of recent discussions between the Inter= national Labour Bureau and." the [Chinese delegates to the International [Labour Conference was announced Mr. Li Ping-hong, Nanking's dele-/gate to the meeting who arrived from Europe in the Lloyd Triestino liner Conte Verde with several other Chic nese delegates on Saturday. morning, The Conference, according to Mr, EA, lasted for three weeks during which the issue of the inspection of testones in the Settlement was brought up by the Chinese delegation. All the delegates, he said, were favourably disposed "towards Nankking's views. while the Chairman of the Bureau also promised to endeavotty to bring about a settlement of the [question in the near future $0 that the Chinese "programme for the inspection of factories may be carded lout smoothly. After the Conference, [French authorities. " solic their views on the question, The views, he said, bore satisfactory results, China Gejs Seat Turning to the election of directors to the Bureau's Board, Mr. Li stated that for the first time'in the history of the Bureau, China obtained a seat by sixty out of a total of 61 vot JOther countries elected to the Board Jwere Spain, Poland, Finland, Argentina, "Ceechosiovakia, "Persia and Mex The Conference just concluded was the eighteenth annual one since the Jestablishment of the Bureau. Among the questions discussed at the meet= ing, Mr. Li stated, were the following: Relief for the unemployed; Amendment to the regulations govern. ing the suspension of night labour by women; Regulations governing Jcompensation to labourers; and the reduction of working hours. It had been suggested that the working hours be reduced from 48 to 40 hours week, but as there was no decision fat the Conference, the question would be discussed again at the next meet ing, Mr. Li stated.
Those who arrived with Mr. Li on Saturday. were Mr. Pao Hua-kuo, adviser, Mr. Ho Sheng, secretary, Mr. An Ting-pu, labour delegate, Mr. Cheng Hal-feng. adviser, Mr. Chang Yi, secretary, and Mr. Wang Tse-sheng, delegate for the employers.
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