Fair day’s wage for a fair day’s work?, a: sweated labour and the origins of minimum wage legislation in britain
Auteur :
Blackburn, Sheila
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780754632641
Date de publication :
28 nov. 2007
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
498 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Rejecting the argument that sweating was merely a London or gender related problem, this title paints a picture of a widespread and constantly shifting pattern of sweated labour across the country, that was to eventually persuade the government to introduce legislation in the form of the 1909 Trades Board Act.