One Jorge textile undertaking has made' some significant progress betterment" of industrial" conditions fand the livelihood of the workers during the month. A half hour: break during the afternoon has been instituted, when all- workers leave the working room. Tea Is provided, fud an alr of quietness and rest pre veils In the interval. Thirty new shower baths are under construction.
Each worker will have opportunity for baths regularly without charge fand five gallons of water per person Will be allowed. Finally," Insulation Of the roofs of the mill has been effected, with consequent drop in temperature in the working space of six "degrees Fah, ame enterprise has raised the workers by 8 per cent, rouclively from: June 1 fand has bought rice which itis selting to the workers at $4 per picul below cost price, Several other enterprises have shown disposition to adjust wages in accordance with rising costs of living, trid enquiries for index figures have been received in the Industrial See~ ion. One Plant has raised wages 20 percent, "Another textile mill has Taised time rates by 12} per cent. end piece rates by 13) per cent.
Tendanee Is satisfactory. This same enterprise has experimented successfully with the introduction of an celght hour day in two departments.
one department production reaches eight hours the level formerly ate {tained ina 12 hour shitt, and in the second, where the experiment is of ore recent introduction, individual Cllicieney has considerably increased. Time Wage rates have risen 20 per cent.
a situation in which limitation of the hours of work and regulation wages in Folation to the cost of living by usual legal, methods ts me applicable, the importance of énitian tive on the part of far-seeing. firms considerable.
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