The Archive · 1939

Working Hours Per Day

Tu another table, the industries ave arrange in osderof their respective enathe of working hours per 'The longest working dive ate who inthe cotton pining four cotton raking' tiduxton, where workers Weaving, all pressing ud' paper

Comparatively fewer hous were labour from Tt to 12 Hours per

worked inthe {obaeco "and match finaking, industries, ranging' from 'O14 ova, hours a day. It ix anking (0 rote that the indsriex such ox oe fon spinning, our, cotton. weaving and site reeling. where long working tra peevatled, wer' atthe same ime those where low wage rates were paid. Long. hours und low wages eem to" be the fate of these groups industry! workers. The changes in the length of working time among the diferent industries and" through diferent periods follow chiefly th evelical movement of business aitions, Eiteet is particularly" severe: Jen the please. workers. who are pat fen the basis of the mount of output fendered tather thaw on the tine workers who are patd according to's stipulated rate irrespective of ult, Hence, the hours of work nf Teer workers were more liable to' changes than those for time. workers, aiid Jchort working days were often found Continued on page 193)

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