Report of the Royal Commission on Labour in India

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Identifikator:: 1850495947

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-233603

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Report of the Royal Commission on Labour in India

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: His Majesty's Stationery Off.

Year of publication:: 1931

Scope:: xviii, 580 S.; graph. Darst., Kt.

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter VIII. - Mines

Collection:: Economics Books

MINES. 129 from railway collieries, much of which is got from open workings. This last grievance has been removed by the voluntary adoption by the Rail- way Board of the substance of these regulations in the quarries under their control, and we have only to consider the question in reference to quarries in private ownership. Our view is that the existing regulations involve as great a disturbance of the economic position of women in the coalfield as is desirable at present, and we are not in favour of their ex- tension to quarries on any grounds other than those of health. We think that arguments based on health considerations would be met by limitation of the permissible load for women where the depth and lead exceed a certain number of feet. The exact standards are a matter for expert consideration and we would leave them to be fixed by the Mining Boards on the advice of their technical and medical experts. We recommend that the Board, having fixed the standards, should register those workings in which they find they are exceeded, and require the managers of them, by regulation, to serve out to women in ther employ baskets of a size not to exceed, when loaded, the maximum weight pres- cribed. We do not recommend any restriction where the depth and lead are less than the prescribed standard. Method of Selection. We have one other recommendation to make in connection with the exclusion of women. It is clear that the next year or two will raise a difficult problem in the selection of those who are put out of work in tompliance with the regulation. One mine at least has evolved a workable system, but, on the whole, insufficient consideration hag been given to this matter and we think that, having regard to the consequences of exclusion to the individual woman, as well as to her family, the industry should devise a fair and workable system which could be recommended to managers faced with the necessity of excluding considerable numbers in the near future. To this end we recommend early joint consideration of the matter by representatives of the employers, the workers and the inspectorate. Age of Employment. Under the present law, children under the age of 13 years may not be employed in mines either above or below ground and there are no half timers. We are of opinion that the starting age should be raised yet higher and, since no large number of young persons is employed, this could be done without detriment to the industry. We recommend that no child under the age of 14 years should in future be permitted to work in or about the mines. Incidence of Accidents. As is proper, a large part of the Act, and of the regulations and rules made under it, are directed to questions of safety. Up to 1923 the Inspectorate was almost completely occupied with safety matters and, bartly in consequence, this side of the regulating machinery is in advance

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