CONTENTS

CHAPTER 6—Continued. Page
Results. _________ oo. eee BO-BT
Removal of unfair depression of lowest wages of female workers. 51-53
Effect on efficiency and industrial relations. __________ ________ 53, 54
[ncreases of prices oo eB
Effect on interstate competition____. ._ eee. 94,05
Loss of employment by slow workers.__________________________ 55-57
CHAPTER T.—State interference with wages in Canada__._________________ 58-66
Legislation for settlement of industrial disputes____________________ 58
Minimum wage legislation__________________________ 50-62
Beginnings and development __.__.__________ eee BY, 60
Principle of wage fixation. __.______. eee 60, 61
Administrative provisions _____._________________________ G1
Application of the laws.___. eee... 61,62
Results. _____ . oo ___ g3-68
Effect on general level of wages___________._______ ___________ £365
Influence on discharges and general conditions of employment.___ 65
Increase of efficiency___. __________________ _______ 65
Influence on industrial peace ____________________________ 6566
Public opinion oo. __________ ___._ ______ _____ TTT 66
CHAPTER 8.—Wage regulation in South Africa __.____________________ g7-71
Development and coverage... ____.________________________ 67
Machinery of wage fixing, and enforcement _______________________ 67, 68
Principle of wage fixation. ________________________________ §8,69
Application of the act____________ imeem. 69-T1
Generalconclusions________________________ ~~ Ts
CuAPTER 9.—Genéral minimum wage legislation in Mexico... _____._____._ 72-7.
Federvallegislation._______________ ________ ~~ 72
Statelegislation...._______________~____________________ Tag
Application of the State laws___. eee 74
General conclusions ____________________ TTT a4 q5
CrarTER 10.—Protection of home workers through minimum wage___.___ 76-91
France ____________ TT wr 83
Principle of wage fixation_______________________ "7 27.78
Rules of enforcement ______________ TT 4879
Application of the law______________________ 7g 8l
Results___________ eo SG ln ete responses meen {I
Norway. ____ __________ TTT 23 85
Principle of wage fixation_______________________ 7 8
Results __________ oT 84.85
Argentina___________. erm mm eee —.___ 85-87
Minimum wage for home workers________________________ 83, 86
Principle of wage fixation ____._______.________________ 85
Administration ________________________ 85
Results________ 86
Minimum wage for shop workers________________________ 86
Principle of wage fixation_________________________ 88
Outlook ______ ee BT
Germany ___. _.________ ____________ TT eee. BT-90
Machinery of present taw___________________ 87, 88
Principle of wae fixation_.________________________ 88
Application of the law___o..____________________ "7777" gg 89
Results____ ee ___ 89,90
Spain_______. _. ee ____ 90,91
Principle of wage fixation. ________________________~_T" 91
Method of enforcement _.________________________ TTT a
CHAPTER 11.—Unsuccessful or inconclusive attempts to fix minimum wages
for home workers___________ ______ "92-98
Switzerland _______________________________ TTT 992.983
Auvstria_____________________ ee. 93-95
Beginnings and development____._______________ "7 93
Machinery of wage fixing and enforcement____________________ 93
Principle of wage fixation. ..______________ 93%
Application of the law___..________________TTTTTTTTT ge
Absence of results_. ——. ee, 98