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0、97INITIALS:         96  \nTRACKING\\#:                                                                                                    MS 23539  \nFILMED BY PRESERVATION RESOURCES,BETHLEHEM,PA.  \nProtective Legislation  \nand  \nWomen Workers  \n308×210  \nBy the Standing Joint Committeeof Industrial Women's Organisations  \nPrice 1d.  \nPublished byThe LABOUR PARTY,33 Eccleston Sq.,LondonS.W.1  \n8291,33re  \nProtective Legislation  \nand  \n## Workers\n\nWomen  \nHE Standing Joint Committee of Industrial Women'sOrganisations defines in the following statementits attitude on Protective Legislation for WomenThis Committee speaks for organised working women inthe United Kingdon.It represents over one millionwomen organised in the political Labour,TradeUnion,and Co-operative Movements.The views whichit voices are those of women in these organisations.It is true that they are the same as the views ofmen who in some cases form the majority of the organisa-tions represented,but as women the Committee has thespecial duty of securing what is in the best in-terests of women,and they have come to the conclusionsset.forth.These views are not new;they havebeen the views of the Labour Movement and the womenwithin it ever since there has been organisation to expresstheir opinions,but it has become necessary to restate theposition because of the attempts of certain groups offeminist organisations to oppose Protective Legislation forwomen on the ground that it is restrictive and injurious.  \nQUANTITIES8d.per doz.  \n48.per 10016sper 500carriage paid  \nThe Committee does not speak only for women who arethemselves in industrial employment.It speaks also forthe mothers of such workers.  \nThe Standing Joint Committee is in favour of all legisla-tion which improves conditions of employment for theworker,and is especially concerned in securing these forthe worst paid and least organised sections;unfortunatelywomen belong to this section.Moreover,the Committeeis especially concerned in securing adequate care and pro-tection for women exercising the function of maternity.  \n## Special Diffculties of Women Workers\n\nIt is unnecessary to consider in detail the reason forthe low wages and difficulty of organising industrial women  \nworkers.In general,the employer regards women's workwith favour because it can be obtained more cheaply thanthat of men,and in the whole history of their employmentsince the industrial revolution women have had to bearthe worst burden of bad wages.It is true that in someoccupations they actually do better work than men.Butthey have not had corresponding economic advantages.This in itself has madethem more difficult to organise,and,in addition,the fact that women normally leave employ-ment on marriage has bad results in two ways:on the onehand,the age of the woman worker is lower,and she her-self is less experienced than in the case of men,and on theother hand,she is apt to regard her employment as lastingonly for a few years.  \nSpeaking generally,women are less capable ofviolent muscular effort than men,and cannot under-take work entailing so heavy a physical strain.A fewindividual women may be able to do so,but broadlyspeaking this is not the case,and it must be rememberedthat an employer considers the question on broad linesand does not select his workers after an athletic test.  \nFurther,in addition to physical strain,under presentsocial conditions,merging as we are from the dark ages inour attitude to","cbCainejCbLwkSc2","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainejCbLwkSc2","pdf",408770,"English","# Protective Legislation and Workers\n## Women\n## Special Difficulties of Women Workers\n## Three Forms of Protective Legislation","[{\"question\":\"Who does the committee say it represents?\",\"answer\":\"It represents organised working women in the United Kingdom and also speaks for the mothers of such workers.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the special difficulties discussed for women workers?\",\"answer\":\"The text points to low wages and organizing difficulties, the lower capacity for violent muscular effort, and working conditions such as night work and very late or early hours that are more disadvantageous for women.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the document classify protective legislation for women?\",\"answer\":\"It divides it into three classes: measures beneficial for women that are not yet available for them, regulations more needed for women due to physical and hazardous work risks, and further provisions tied to limiting dangerous conditions and protecting maternity-related functions.\"}]","Protective Legislation and Women Workers - 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