The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-30
germany IS A GOOD
{. EXAMPLE FOR AMERICA
In Germany Women and Chill
/. dren Are Protected Against
Industrial Wolves.
In That Country They Take
r., Care to Put a Limit on
Apprentices.

In Germany children under 13 years
Of age cannot be employed at any oc-
cupation. Children under 16 years can
only be employed between the hours
Of g.: 80 a. m. and $3.50 p. m. Children
between 13 and IA years Of age must
PASS an examination as to their educa-
tional attainments and can only be
employed six hours day, with one
half hour intermission for recreation.
Between the ages Of IA and 16 years
boys and girls can be employed only
for ten hours a day, with one hour for
dinner. In addition to this they have
a half-hour recess for exercise, morn
ing and afternoon, making the work.
ing day eight hours. During the in
termission, if weather conditions per-
nit, they must exercise out of doors,
and a recreation room must be pro-
vided in factories for the use of the
children during stormy weather.
Women over 16 years cannot be
employed over eleven hours on any
one day, and the day before holidays
or on Saturday ten hours shall con-
stitute a days work. All workers
must be allowed one hour for dinner.
Women who prepare the meals for
their families at home must be allowed
one and one-hah hours for dinner.
Any person under Fl years must not
be employed without presenting to
the police a certificate from their last
employer. Employers must report to
. the police the names of all persons In
their employ under the age Of 16
years. They must also certify to the
fact that the laws are being complied
with in their industries.
Persons under l6 years must not
be employed in heavy, laborfous work.
No person will be permitted to begin
an apprenticeship at any trade unless
he can finish up before he is "a years
of age.
No person under "a years of age
may embark in any industrial enter
prise. An additional qualification Is
that he must be a citizen Of good
character and be possessed Of g. certi-
ficate that he is qualified to conduct
'slcil business.
= record Of all apprentices is kept
III the office of the Industrial depart
rpent Nn the event that an appren-
tice-quits any. trade the facts must, be
>rlpcrted to the department within
tour weeks, setting forth reasons Tor
quitting Time to be served by ap-
Trentices ranges from three to four
years.
The number Of apprentices which
may be employed is regulated by law
in such manner as to guarantee proper
instructions and an apprentice must
be given an opportunity to learn all
branches of the trade in which he en-
ters.
In building trades two apprentices
are allowed for the first two Journey
men, and the ratio Of apprentices in
creases as follows: For seven jour
neymen three apprentices are allowed.
Then one additional apprentice is
allowed for each ten additional jour-
neymen. Not more than nine ap-
prentices will be allowed any one en-
ployer or firm.
Penalties are fixed for violation of
the laws by employers, and the en-
forcement of the law is left to the
police department and the industrial
department of the government. A
fine and Imprisonment is fixed for all
violation of the labor law.
The law is published in the official
papers in various sections Of the coun-
try at least once a year, in order that
the people may be familiar with it's