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... Women and Children Ln Factories. — Mr Cross, Home& Secretary, vesterday received a deputation, headed by Lord Shaftesbury, who urged the adoption of Mr Mundella's bill for shortening and regulating the hours of labour of women and children in factorigs ...

Published: Wednesday 27 March 1974
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 65 | Page: 26 | Tags: none

by Peter Bevington

... illegal employment of children under the school leaving age. She gave them some verbal advice on the matter and some people were not awfully happy about it. ““We have got to make it quite clear that employing children in factories in these days is against ...

Published: Friday 04 August 1989
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 135 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

The fact the freeze lasted for two weeks and over a holiday period added to the potential for disaster

... call-outs in Lothian andr%,OOO requests for temporary accommodation, the start of the school term tomorrow delayed for children, Aberdeen factories left without water until this weekend, £3m spent on repairs in Glasgow, the suffering public queuing by water tankers ...

Published: Sunday 07 January 1996
Newspaper: Scotland on Sunday
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 188 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

WORKING wives, working mothers, working women accepted part of our society today. But society does little help ..

... society today. But society does little help women to work - especially if they have children. ■'iberdron, factories (Tries run a creche or a nursery for the children of their employees. Pre-school day nurseries are ripi Grampian Eetriunal Council, are ...

Published: Friday 10 December 1976
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 191 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Heather Week success

... Heather Week in aid of the Scottish Children’s League has this year realised £315 7s 9d. I should like to express, through the courtesy of your columns, our sincere thanks to everyone—the school children, the factories and works, and the public —who answered ...

Published: Thursday 15 September 1955
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 221 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

DARTS WARNING

... ga led to shopkeepers & withdraw the dart from sale and to parents to take them away from their children. FACTORIES . The Scottish Develor- erect two factory units at Mansfield o&uare, Hawick, ...

Published: Thursday 28 October 1982
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 58 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

_ | EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN

... _ | EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN It was reported recently to the Education Committee that the district inspector of factorjes had drawn attention to the law covering the employment of children in factories, A child is defined in the acts as a person not over ...

Published: Friday 18 July 1969
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 297 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

Child slaves

... ther countries. Many of - children are virtual m owners have tricked overty-stricken parents accepting a loan, and g them take the chilo work on the looms to ff the debt — only they much interest on never gets few cases the children simply been kidnapped ...

Published: Thursday 12 May 1994
Newspaper: Southern Reporter
County: Selkirkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 97 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

We did it . .

... Prime Minister Costas Simitis. Firms accused LEGAL action is being taken against two firms for allegedly employing children in factories both of them in Prime Minister John Major’s constituency. The Health and Safety Executive is prosecuting Hilton Meats ...

Published: Tuesday 30 January 1996
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 332 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

Shetland fish processors deny accusations over cheap labour

... Shetland fish processors deny accusations over cheap labour ACCUSATIONS that children are being exploited as cheap labour in fish-processing factories throughout Shetland have been rejected by the industry just don’t think this is a problem.” said Mr ...

Published: Wednesday 16 August 1989
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 439 | Page: 29 | Tags: none

Civic Society. — The annual general

... visits to Kirkcaldy, Dysart and Wemyss. His writings also revealed the working conditions endured, particularly by children, in factories and mines. Regular visits were made to Auchtertool by Carlyle and his wife Jane whose cousin was minister there. Thomas ...

Published: Friday 15 October 1993
Newspaper: Fife Free Press
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 449 | Page: 29 | Tags: none

Neighbourhood watch worthwhile

... through traffic @ Hilly ground @ Poor gardening condi tions. @ Properties a long distance from schools. if vou have children. @ Nearby factories or other noisv establishments. ...

Published: Thursday 27 July 1995
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 473 | Page: 34 | Tags: none