The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-22
RUSSIA TO-DAY: Official Report of British Trade


meals at half cost, months rent and no taxes.
intended that the scheme should be financed by
these contributions soon still are hope
essy in In 1922 only about onethd paid and
this involved corresponding reduction of benefits In 1922 the
rate of contributions reduced from 16 cent to Ia
cent of the total of and 1924 so cent of the
contributions this reduced scale coming in The bee
nus were hen improved IN some cases up TO par But even
insurance contributions still the whole heavily in
arrears the private enterprises paying best the Cooperative
and leased business the State undertakings the
latter owing in December 1924 much two millions
in difficulties and borrowing from the other funds and
unemployment benefit still only so per the
minimum budget which is itself so cent below real
Sick benefit has lately been raised 100 per of
but chronic nvads only get hafbenefs Maingerng
is much complained workers was
in 1923 250OOO and in 1924 100000 organized
$40 funds Fund Committees elected by conferences Of fac
tory delegates osnI ax
The Central Insurance Department controls $500 beds and
sanatoa which in 1928 took 10000 One Of
the best features social welfare Russia that
houses hotels for workers holidays Over $4,000
by the Central Committee 1929 pro-
vncial committees have their we'll Collective agree
mens many require the employer Germany
to provide such holiday homes The Trade Unions have their
unemployment insurance. with varying
ulations
Labor Inspection
The most unusual feature Russian inspection the
staff of inspectors appointed by the Union Councils
who work in connection with nuclei for the
education the worker inspectors
elsewhere by the Administration i Rey that the
elected inspectors viii in time be replaced by officials
already been the with the inspectors protection
children at first organized by the Young Communists
yet the important work is done by the Union
Spectors. "a.
The number of elected inspectors high time
to suggest that their functions political
dusa This impression is strengthened by large proper
ton of Communists and of workers. the former high
per cent 1919 and the latter per during
the number has been reduced from 115O $685. higher
qualifications required while the proportion of Communists fell
TO 633 cent and nonparsans from II
cent Of the technical inspectors per higher
technical education and considerable experience.
The results of this inspection
inspections in the last 1923
65 in Cooperaves and 42 in private These figures suggest
that inspection has concerned itself particularly
with private enterprises During the period they nvcs
gated oenses to overtime and 01S age
The demands of the technical Inspector improvements
SO forth carried out in proportion of 81
reports show that the technical side the equipment
guarding machinery leaves much be From san-
tay point of view energetic workers has
duced remarkable Improvement.
General Conclusion
The Delegation find that labor regulation in the S. H.
practical compromise presenting features that
ing and instructive Evils such unemployment strikes etc.
though they exist in Russia there elsewhere
tial to the system of employment
CHAPTERI
Wages
Wages Under Communism