Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-14
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For all Young people in France under u
years Of age and all girls under II ysAn
Sunday work is forbidden
The railroad rules Of Switzerland com
pei all railroads TO allow AT least one Holt
day in every three weeks TO railroad en-
ployes.
Children in Germany between II and IL
years may be employed for ten hours per
day in general manufactures and In spin
ming works fer elsvsa hcas-
The Italian law forhsds children It either
sex to work in manufactures or mining
who have not attained years, and forhids
the same from underground work when
they have not attained 10 years
In Austria there is law governing the
! maximum working hours for men. by
this law a man may not work in manu-
factories or at trades more than eleven
hours daily. not including rests,
SwitEeriand's work day consists of eleven
hours, and on the eve of u holiday and
saturdays only ten hours Besides this. =
working day is to he considered As between
a. m tin summer a, M and p. III.
Switzerland prohibits entirely the EN-
ployment Of women for night or Sunday
labor. aud furthermore prohibits any
such labor in the Immediate vicinity Of
operating motors or dangerous machinery.
In France the law fixes days labor at
| twelve hours \ decree appeared. Others
soon following. making exceptions for
many different manufactures and allow
| ing laborers in same to work thirteen 10
| fourteen hours daily.
| In France. for children between u and
| IA years of age the Law regulates the work
| Ing hours 10y education Those of that
| age with sufficient elementary education
may work twelve hours per day, those
with not. six hours per day.
| In Switzerland Sunday labor is prohibit
| ed. but the bundc>rath makes exceptions
| for those establishments that must he IL
| operation continuously, but even in these
| establishments each laborer must have
| every other Sunday free AT least.
| In Germany Sunday work is not only
forbidden, bu, the manufacturer cannot
| compel the lahorer To work on Sundays OF
holidays Therefore, contract TO do sun
| day work is void, and "A laborer cannot IN
discharged for refusing 10 do Sunday work
| \ law in Hungary forbids the employ
| ment of children under 10 years in manu-
| factories and allows those between 10 ant
l. years only by special permission of tn,
trades authorities. and when the labor
would not interfere with their attendanc,
| al school.
In mines and quarrits in France. wher,
| there is underground work, boys under !,
year, and girls and women of any age ar,
| forbidden To work. BOYS between II an,
Ii years may only work underground eigh
| 4, If.rbt xvnrl with nnly 81
hours rest.
In Great Britain the keeping of Sunda,
| holy Is such Il custom us to make II un
| necessary to make other laws. For tn,
| protected per~on>-women and children
working in manutiLtores-the have, he
sides the Sundays and regular holidays
eight half holidays per year
The Hungarian working hours are tixet
by the trades authorities at eight hours fol
| children of T. To Il years; ten hours fo
children Of u to Ii years Night and sun
day work is forbidden, as are also thos'
| industries dangerous to health or limbs
except by special permission.
In the textile industries of Hungary TN
| laborng hours for women and children
I between ~ and Is wears are from six L
| seven hours in thr morning and from 81,
to seven hours i'll the afternoon, with TIVE
| hours rest for meals, making altogether
ten WORKING hours per day
In Switzerland children are prohibte,
from beginning work until the completion
IT their lith year. From II to the end o
their 10th year they may he employed, bu
the time. including school or religious in
strtiction which they may at the same TIM
he taking. must not exceed eleven hour
daily.
Italian children between and Is ma,
only work III the various trades when the,
bring a physicians certificate shown!
them physically capable of the labor an'
the specified trade to be their choice. Ii
unhealthy or dangerous work children
under Is will have tn obtain the royal per
mission.
France prohibits the employment of chill
drcn under T. in factories. but makes eX
ceptions in favor of the textile glass am
paper factories, bat expressly states tha
every advantage must I've allowed the chill
drtll to visit school, and said children ar
not To be employed more than ten hour
daily.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.