Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-11
SWEAT SHOP"
DRIVE SUCCESS
Labor Dept. Gets Many Ap-
pIications for Manufacture
ing of Goods in Homes

/ TRENTON, July 11:-The State
Department of Labor as the result
of the campaign launched this week
against violations of the law prohib-
iting the manufacturing of goods in
homes, except after obtaining a Ii
cense from the department, has re-
ceived 400 applications for licenses
and approximately a hundred more
have already been forwarded, filled
out. to the inspectors in the territory
from which they come. The in
speetors will investigate each before
sanctioning.
The department of labor inspec-
ton force which is d~evoting its time
this week to homework investiga-
ton is very strenuously endeavoring
to enforce u sweat shop law"
says Deputy Commissioner of La
Dor Charles H. Weeks, in a statement
and reports coming from different
sections of the state show that there
are many homes doing this charac-
ter OF work which are not licensed.
and the reason given is that they are
entirely unfamiliar with the law
governing the same.
w are concentrating our efforts
with the manufacturers and ~instruc-
tons have been issued to all our in
spectors to send in recommends
tons for orders wherever they find
manufacturers giving out homework
without licenses. These orders will
compel them to discontinue this
practice until homework licenses
are produced by the home-workers.
In Trenton it was found that
one concern manufacturing small
articles for electrical work was us
ing at times about 800 families on
this work. A representative of this
firm has been to the office and Sc
cured application blanks which thew
Will Immediately issue to all their
home-workers. This firm was adj
vlsed that it must discontinue Civ
ing OUT work until the homes are
properly licensed. A pajama con-
Germ In Trenton employing IL home
workers has discontinued giving out
this work until the workers pro-
duce licenses.
In the Long Branch section
homework is being conducted
mostly In one and ~two-family homes.
which are reported generally salts
factory.
I'm the Newark section, the first
ntty homes visited by our inspec-
tors We're satisfactory. and licenses
couid be issued. We have, however,
round homes in Newark that were
not and are at this time
preparing papers for a contractor
VINO is continuing to violate the law.
We have been assured of the
most hearty cooperation in Passaic
county from a number of manufac-
| InferC and fhnV od rri1a - -
VIII discontinue giving out home
work until the homes are properly
licensed.
I'm Jersey City we are receiving
applications from a number of man.
ufacturers, and are receiving their
assurance that the home work law
will be complied with.
w are concentrating most oil
our efforts on Bayonne, West Hobo.
ken and other parts of Hudson
county, for the reason that jersey
City is being carefully looked after
by the city authorities and the local
board of health. We are, however
including Jersey City in our inves-
tfgational work for matters that
come before us.
In Union Hill we have received a
statement from the Rossig Brothers,
who employ a large number of home
workers, that they have appointed
a special inspector in their firm to
follow up homework, and they
have placed at the disposal of the
Department of Labor a car to enable
our inspectors to visit the homes
that they wish to have licensed, with
a view of not only having their owr
inspectors recommendations, but
also those of the Department of La.
Dor.
"The Forstmann & Hoffman Com.
pany, of Union Hill has also inform.
ed us that they are going to make a
special investigation of the homes
and will not give out any work tC
the homes until licenses have beer
secured.
In Camden it was found thai
there are a number of homework
ers employed in the beading OF
shoes. This work was for a New
York contractor and was given ouI
through their agent, a Camden wo.
man. This woman was notified tina
the homes must be licensed, and
she must Immediately discontinue
giving out work to homes that are
not licensed. However, the home.
visited by u inspector were found
to be mostly private homes and II
satisfactory condition. A number o.
home-workers were found on mis-.
~cellaneous articles in Camden, and
hey were notified to immediately
apply for a license
CRANBURY