Labour Gazette Vol. IV, No. 9, May 1925

Abstract

May 1925. THE MONTH IN BRIEF. COST OF LIVING: May 1925; Comparison with other countries; Wholesale and retail prices; Securities Index Number; European cost of living index. LABOUR INTELLIGENCE: Creches in Bombay city; Women mill workers; Industrial disputes in the presidency; Accidents and prosecutions; Workmen’s compensation; The E.D. Sassoon Welfare Institute; Industrial unrest; Influence of industry on health of women workers; Activities of the social service league; Labour movement in Egypt; Cost of living in Bihar and Orissa, 1923-24; Bombay postal union; Wages and hours of labour in cotton mill industry in Bombay, 1923. BOOK AND REPORT REVIEWS. CURRENT PERIODICALS. CURRENT NOTES FROM ABROAD. STATISTICAL TABLES: Principal trade disputes, Apr 1925; Factory accidents, Apr 1925 (Bombay, Ahmedabad, Karachi, other centres); Cotton Spinning Returns (yarn, woven goods); Cost of Living Index, Bombay; Wholesale market prices (Bombay, Karachi); Wholesale prices index, Bombay; Cost of Living Index (India, foreign countries); Wholesale prices (India, foreign countries); Retail food prices (India, foreign countries); Retail food prices, Mar and Apr 1925.