The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-03-09
Employees Benefit
By Work Of I. L. O.
Governing Body Trdnsdcts
Important Business
For Workers

work Oh the international LABOR Ut
ganization in advancing the welfare
of working men and women in all
countries is revealed in the report sub
mitted to President William Green Of
the American Federation Of Labor by
Robert j. Watt, United States Work
ers' representative, on the eighty
sixth session of the |. l.. O. Govern
ing Body held in Geneva, Switzerland,
January % to February 4, 1889.
The text of Mr. Watts report fol-
lows:
"The Governing Body discussed the
effect of the following resolutions
which had been submitted to the S5th
Session:
"l) Resolution concerning the TAX
ing into account of official holidays
when fixing the dates for the lnterna-
tional Labor Conferences.
"(2) Procedure for the adoption of
Conventions and Recommendations.
"(3) Resolution concerning statistics
of wages and hours of work in agricul
ture.
"(4) Resolution concerning supple
mentary statistics Of wages and hours
of work submitted by the Committee
on Statistics.
"(5) Resolution concerning the SIM
pifcation of formalities for migrant
workers.
400 Resolution concerning the re-
nunciation of discrimination which af
feet workers belonging to certain
races.
"The Governing Body after long
discussion accepted the reports OF sev-
eral committees with the following
recommendations:
"Q) Committee on Recreation: At
the request of the workers group a
much broader scope will be considered
by this committee.
"(2) Study Of discrimination against
the elderly worker: at the request of
the workers group this study is to be
continued by consultation of the gov
ernments.
"(3) Committee on Safety on coal
mines: This study relates to a discus
sion which it was decided to place on
| lIle dScllud IOI IIlt ID3O conference.
"(4) The Governing Body received
the reports Of experts in the invest
ment of Social Insurance Funds and
the Report of the Mixed Agricultural
Committee.
"(5) The Preparatory Textile Com
mittee made a report on the setting
up of an international Tripartite Com
mittee on the Textile Industry. The
Governing Body authorized the setting
up of such committee, and approved
it's terms of reference as defined by
the Preparatory Committee.
"The agenda for the 1910 Confer
ence of the International Labor Or
ganization was agreed to as follows:
"l) Labor Inspection for single dis
cuSsion.
"(2) Safety provisions for under
ground work in coal mines for single
discussion
"(3) Weekly rest in commerce and
Offices for double discussion
go Rights of Performers in Broad
casting, Television and the Mechanical
Reproduction Of Sounds for double dis
cuSSlon.
"The Governing Body approved the
report of the Finance Committee, the
main outline Of which was as follows
"O Approval of the reduction in
the budget of the international Labor
Organization of 1,l25,O0O Sw S s
Francs, proposed by the Committee on
Budgetary Economics.
"(2) Approval in principle of the
method of allocating the reduction, as
proposed by the Committee on Budget
ary Economics, as follows: Non-recur-
ring expenditure, 10000 francs; staff
charges, 100000 francs; other charges,
265,OO0 francs; total, l,125,0O0 francs.
"(3) Placing at the disposal of the
Director in the 1910 budget lump
sum for reorganization, fixed at $50,
600 Swiss Francs.
"(D Suppression of the publication
in German of the year book and Leg
islative Series
"The Governing Body after taking
account of the date Of Easter fixed
the date of the Eighty Seventh Session
of the Governing Body to be held in
Geneva, Switzerland, during the week
of April II to April %, 1889"