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Languages : en
Pages : 2
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Mr. Page, of Rhode Island, from the Committee on Manufactures, Reported the Following Resolution
Author: House documents
Author: The Factory Legislation of the State of New York
Author: Fred Rogers FairchildPublisher:
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Category : Factory laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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The Jewish Unions in America
Author: Bernard WeinsteinPublisher: Open Book Publishers
ISBN: 1783743565
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Newly arrived in New York in 1882 from Tsarist Russia, the sixteen-year-old Bernard Weinstein discovered an America in which unionism, socialism, and anarchism were very much in the air. He found a home in the tenements of New York and for the next fifty years he devoted his life to the struggles of fellow Jewish workers. The Jewish Unions in America blends memoir and history to chronicle this time. It describes how Weinstein led countless strikes, held the unions together in the face of retaliation from the bosses, investigated sweatshops and factories with the aid of reformers, and faced down schisms by various factions, including Anarchists and Communists. He co-founded the United Hebrew Trades and wrote speeches, articles and books advancing the cause of the labor movement. From the pages of this book emerges a vivid picture of workers’ organizations at the beginning of the twentieth century and a capitalist system that bred exploitation, poverty, and inequality. Although workers’ rights have made great progress in the decades since, Weinstein’s descriptions of workers with jobs pitted against those without, and American workers against workers abroad, still carry echoes today. The Jewish Unions in America is a testament to the struggles of working people a hundred years ago. But it is also a reminder that workers must still battle to live decent lives in the free market. For the first time, Maurice Wolfthal’s readable translation makes Weinstein’s Yiddish text available to English readers. It is essential reading for students and scholars of labor history, Jewish history, and the history of American immigration.
Massachusetts Labor Legislation
Author: Sarah Scovill WhittelseyPublisher:
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Category : Labor laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 178
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The Rise of Cotton Mills in the South
Author: Broadus MitchellPublisher: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins Press
ISBN:
Category : Cotton growing
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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The Steel Workers
Author: John Andrews FitchPublisher:
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Category : Iron and steel workers
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Merchants of Labour
Author: International Labour OfficePublisher: International Labour Organization
ISBN: 9789290147800
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
More workers are crossing national borders to look for jobs than ever before. Many migrants seek overseas employment with the help of agents or intermediaries. These "merchants of labour" include relatives who finance a migrant's trip, provide housing and arrange for a job abroad; public employment services; and private recruitment agencies. They also comprise an insalubrious underworld of smugglers and traffickers. The agents who recruit and deploy migrant workers are at the heart of the evolving migration infrastructure, i.e. the network of business and personal ties that is creating a global labour market. This book highlights best practices in the activities and regulation of these merchants of labour as well as innovative strategies to protect migrant workers, underlining the contribution of ILO standards. It covers a broad range of national and regional experiences and puts "merchants of labour" in the wider context of changing employment relationships in globalizing labour markets. The papers it contains are an important contribution to understanding a major mechanism facilitating the growth of the migrant labour force.
A History of Public Health
Author: George RosenPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421416018
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
For seasoned professionals as well as students, A History of Public Health is visionary and essential reading.
Sweated Industries
Author: Daily News (London)Publisher:
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Category : Exhibitions
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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