Labour Gazette Vol VI, No. 9, May 1927

Abstract

May 1927. MONTH IN BRIEF. COST OF LIVING: May 1927; Comparison with other countries; Wholesale and retail prices. LABOUR INTELLIGENCE: Disputes, Presidency; Accidents, Presidency; Workmen’s compensation; Labour news, Ahmedabad; Agricultural outlook, Presidency; Employment situation, Apr 1927; Factory legislation, China; Unemployment, Japan; Factory workers, Japan; Employment of young persons, Japan; Workers’ point of view; Wage changes, Germany; Growth of employment, France; British trade union legislation; Trade disputes, Germany; Hours of work in various countries; National health insurance; AITUC; New German Labour Protection Bill; Statistics of Trade Unions and Employers’ organisation in South Africa; Minimum wage fixing machinery. CURRENT PERIODICALS. CURRENT NOTES FROM ABROAD. STATISTICAL TABLES: Principal trade disputes, Apr 1927; Factory accidents (Bombay, Ahmedabad, Karachi, other centres); Cotton Spinning Returns (yarn, woven goods); Wholesale market prices (Bombay, Karachi); Wholesale prices index, Bombay; Cost of living index (India, foreign countries); Wholesale prices and retail food numbers (India, foreign countries); Retail food prices, Mar and Apr 1927.