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, FOR nearly a century the hours of children employed in factories have ; ' been regulated by statute ;

... , FOR nearly a century the hours of children employed in factories have ; ' been regulated by statute ; - but their ; employment . ' in . other industries has been wholl y ' unregulated . The result - has . been that as by degrees they have been restrained ...

Published: Saturday 07 December 1901
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2357 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

OVERWORKED CHILDREN FACTORY ACCIDENTS DUE TO LONG HOURS '

... young children in factories had xl'xgsaezl from 17,100 in 1933 to '2178‘;2% The Midlands, East London, and the East of England were places where children worked especially long hours In some cases the children had to walk two miles to their ...

Published: Wednesday 01 July 1936
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 104 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

CHILD LABOUR IN AGRICULTURE

... IN AGRICULTURE DECISION BY THE HOME OFFICE . An important decision by the Home Office respecting- the employment of children in factories and workshops was announced at the Staffordshire Education Committee meeting on Saturday . Over fifty applications ...

Published: Monday 01 March 1915
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 147 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

INDIA

... —Router , LABOUR IN FACTORIES . ., • . , • . ' ' ' ;• . ' . . • SIMLA , July 10 . The report of the Commission appointed to inquire into the conditions of labour in , ' factories in India , states'that any attempt to apply British factory laws in India is ...

Published: Saturday 11 July 1908
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 219 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

CHILD ^ LABOUR

... . ' ' sx ^• .. : 'fe w months : . , TKe - . reformer ' s desiro '• to ^ make' it . illegal - to ; emploT children - ' ir factories undor ' the age '' of ' fourteen . . • Their Opponents , are vrorking-. to reduce the a ^ e . ± o twelve a ' nd- ...

Published: Wednesday 26 December 1906
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 310 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Proud of Liberal Achievement

... minimise its evils. lie writes that Liberals passed measures to protect rack-rented crofters, isweated men, women, and children in factories, coal mines, on railways, and other industries. Liberals did—and are proud of it. Mr M`Diarmid goes on: Of course ...

Published: Wednesday 10 September 1930
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 174 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

The Cry of the Children

... making the lives of many innocent children less burdensome. I was at a factory yesterday where there are 50 children employed, and I think that I made some on the masters in favour of my plan of getting the children's work reduced to halfa day. Were this ...

Published: Saturday 01 August 1925
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 584 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SCHOOL LEAVING AGE Government Bills to Postpone Raising

... be deemed to have been lawfully incurred . Section 17 of the Act of 1918 which relates to the employment of school children In factories , workshops , mines , or quarries shall , notwithstanding the provisons of any order made in pursuance of Sub-Section ...

Published: Friday 29 September 1939
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 296 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

SCHOOL SHELTERS ? Question Raised at Hawick PRESENT PLAN TO CONTINUE

... clamouring at schools - to get their children home . Factories had tackled the question of shelters for their employees , and , as the country was preparing for a long war , something should be done to give children some measure of protection other than ...

Published: Saturday 14 October 1939
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 319 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN

... exempting children > employed factories, workshops, and and from bye-laws passed under the Act | regards that employment. The Govern 1 were defeated an attempt to deprive authorities of the power regulating '' 'tr'| and hours of employment children in and ...

Published: Friday 08 May 1903
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 181 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN

... EMPLOYMENT CHILDREN. THE SHORTAGE LABOUR. An important decision by the Borne respecting the employment children in factories and workshop* was announced Staffordshire Education Committee on Satur-4ay. Over 50 application* had been received from Darlaston ...

Published: Monday 01 March 1915
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 234 | Page: 6 | Tags: none