The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-02-27

After heated discussion, the
workers group agreed to postpone
consideration of the question until
the conferences next session.
Other controversial resolutions
concerned the setting of minimum
wages, freedom of association and
collective bargaining, but these is
sues were finally resolved and the
conference ended in an atmosphere
of harmony.
IL Nations Represented
The countries represented were
Canada, Colombia, Egypt, France,
Great Britain, Iran, Mexico, the
Netherlands, Peru, the United
States, and Venezuela. The COM
mittee is one Of 8 such bodies for
the worlds principal industries
which form part of the Hos
machinery.
The 9 resolutions approved by
the conference covered the follow
ing subjects:
1.-Safety. Employers and work
ers are encouraged to collaborate
in instructing workers in the safe
handling of petroleum products
and in first aid measures, and to
form joint safety advisory commit
tees with the job of recommending
to management improvements in
safety measures.
Minimum wage fixing. This
resolution accepts the principle
that minimum wage rates should
be fixed for workers by collective
agreements, legislation or other
procedures. 1t declares that the
minimum rate should be high
enough to provide ga decent stand
ard of living for the worker and
his family" taking into account
economic conditions.
Organization Right Upheld
3.-Management-labOr relations.
This affirms the right of both en-
ployers and workers to form or
ganizations of their own choosing
without fear of discrimination,
coercion or intimidation. 1t recon-
mends that any country having
Legislation curtailing the right of
free association should remove
such discrimination, and it pro-
proses legislation that will pro-
mote harmony in the industry
through the use of collective bar
gaining machinery.
4.-Basic general education. This
resolution states the principle that
the children of petroleum workers
should have access to facilities for
general education, and recommends
that such facilities should be made
available to petroleum workers
and their children whatever may be
their place of work.
5. - Vocational training and
technical education. This recon-
mends the development of voca-
tional training within the industry,
and, where necessary, the setting
up of special schools for technical
education. The resolution urges the
desirability of collaboration be-
tween management and labor in
this field.
6.-EducatiOnal facilities. This
resolution invites the International
Labor Office to make a study of
educational facilities in the indus
try.
"Far-Reaching Step" Seen
Z. - Apprenticeship training.
This invites the lilo to study
methods of apprenticeship training
as they exist throughout the world
in order to provide information
with view to the establishment
of basic standards.
8.-Recruitment. This resolution
proposes that in recruiting work
ers, preference should be given to
workers of the country where the
industry is situated, and especial
ly workers trained in vocational
schools. 1t urges that women and
young workers should be employ
ed only at work for which they are
physically suited.
9.-PrOmOtiOn. This dec la re
that new workers should be re-
cruited only after the possibilities
of filling vacancies by promotion
have been exhausted. 1t recon-
mends that promotion should take
into account relative abilities,
and length of serv-
ice.
These resolutions, taken togeth-
er, it was agreed by the conference,
represent far-reaching step to-
ward establishing the basic rights
of workers in the oil industry
throughout the world. Although
in character they provide
groundwork for more specific ac-
ton at future sessions of the COM