Labour Gazette Vol VI, No. 2, October 1926

Abstract

October 1926. MONTH IN BRIEF. COST OF LIVING: Sept 1926; Comparison with other countries; Wholesale and retail prices. LABOUR INTELLIGENCE: Industrial disputes, Presidency; Accidents and prosecutions; Workmen’s compensation; Agricultural outlook, Presidency; Employment situation, Sept 1926; Bombay Port Trust Employees’ Union; Presidency Postmen’s union; Report of Board of Economic inquiry, Punjab, 1925-26; Labour in Ceylon; Industrial fatigue research; Report of Ministry of Labour, 1925; Technical education; Employment, Lancashire; Ministry of Health’s report; British trades union congress; Hours of work, Belgium; Unemployment among young people; Unemployment insurance, Australia; Italy’s economic position; Co-operation and competition; Labour conditions in Australia, 1925; Labour disputes in Sweden, 1905-1924; Wage agreements, Germany; Employment and earnings of men and women, USA; Working hours, Switzerland; Labour conditions, Japan; Japan and the hours convention; Trade union bill, Japan; Present situation of Japanese labour unions; National Maternity Council, Chile; Census of population; Industrial hygiene, Japan; A cost of living enquiry, Japan; Unemployment in Russia; Large scale production; Wages in Hungary; Intl. Tenants’ Congress; Proposed research institute of economic housing; Standard of living of cotton mill workers, Sholapur; Third Intl. Conference of Labour Statisticians. BOOKS AND REPORTS REVIEWS. CURRENT NOTES FROM ABROAD. CHARTS/STATISTICAL TABLES: Principal trade disputes, Sept 1926; Factory accidents (Bombay, Ahmedabad, Karachi, other centres), Sept 1926; Cotton Spinning Returns (yarn, woven goods); Wholesale market prices (Bombay, Karachi); Wholesale prices index, Bombay; Cost of living (India, foreign countries); Wholesale prices (India, foreign countries); Retail food prices, Aug and Sept 1926.