rERNATIONAL LABOUR
OFFICE

Studies and Report

GENEVA

Series K
No. 7.

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October 1921.

First International Congress of Christian
Land Workers' Unions
(Coblenz, 27-28 April 1921)

INTRODUCTION

During the International Congress of Christian Trade
Unions which was held at the Hague in June 1920, it occurred
to some of the representatives of the Christian Agricultural
Workers' Unions that it would be desirable to hold a special
international congress of the organisations which they
represented.
It was therefore decided to summon a preliminary
conference, which met at Cologne on 21 January 1921.
This conference was attended by representatives of the
Christian Land Workers' Unions of Belgium, France, Germany,
and Holland. Mr. Franz BEHRENS, Mr. A. J. LOERAKKER, and
Mr. Bene CARELS were elected members of the Organising
Committee.
At a meeting of this committee held at Cologne on 24
February 1921 it was decided to hold the international congress
in April. The chief items on the agenda were as follows : the
foundation of an International Federation of Christian Land
Workers' Unions ; statutes of the Federation ; subscription ;
election of the Secretariat of the Federation; the International
Labour Organisation and the application to agriculture
of the Washington decisions on the regulation of hours of
work ; unemployment prevention and relief; and a report
by Mr. Franz Behrens on (a) the guarantee of the right Of
association and combination; (b) the protection of women
and children; (c) the sanitary conditions of agricultural
workers; (d) protection in the case of accident, sickness,
invalidity, and old age; and (e) technical education.
The following tables show the central organisations which
sent representatives and those which declared their adherence,
as well as the names of the delegates and the membership
of their constituent unions as stated by them.

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Organisations represented
at the congress
Christlicher
Reichslandarbeiterbund
C e n t r a l e o u v r i è r e des j a r diniers, a g r i c u l t e u r s e t
forestiers
Z e n t r a l v e r b a n d doT L a n d arbeiter

Nederl. Roomsch-Katholieke
Landarbeidersbond

N e t h e r l . Christelvke L a n d arbeidersbond

No. oí
members

Country

Delegate

H . I i u b é r , Linz
Georg Stimpfer, L i n z
533 E e n é Carels, Boitsfort,
Bruxelles

45,000

Austria
Belgium

F r a n z B e h r e n s f 1 ), Ber- G e r m a n v
lin
' Gustav Hülser f 1 ), Berlin
Heinrich
Scheck (*),
Berlin
M a t h i a s Zirngibl Í 1 ),
Regensburg
" Wilh. R e i c h a r d t
( x ),
Nierstein a. R h .
Heinr. É h r h a r d t , Cologne
P e t e r M. K r u p p , Hillscheid
J o h a n n B a y e r , Weissenthurm
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A d a m Wolf, Weissenthurm
Josef Ax, Coblenz
Alois S p ä t h , Mainz
J o h a n n J u n g l a s s , Coblenz
1 1 , 0 0 0 A. J . L o e r a k k e r , H a a r - N e t h e r l a n d s
lem
J. Salman, Haarlem
B . L o e r a k k e r , Hillegom
J. Dekker, Loosduinen
A. J . K n i p e r , L i m m e n
9,500 R. Simons, U t r e c h t
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J. Knetsch, Utrecht

170,000

(1 ) Member of the Reichswirtschaitsrat.
Organisations
declaring adherence
to the congress

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No. o£
members

B u n d " L a n d t r e u e " (Ver580
b a n d Christlicher L a n d u. F o r s t a r b e i t e r für das
Tschechoslow. S t a a t s gebiet)
,
F é d é r a t i o n française des 50 local
' t r a v a i l l e u r s de l a t e r r e u n i o n s
Keresztényszocialistá
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F ö l d m u n k a s o k c s Földroivesek Országos
Federazione
Nazionale 741,262
dei Mezzadri e Piccoli
Affituari
F e d e r a z i o n e I t a l i a n a dei 1 0 8 , 5 8 9
Piccoli P r o p r i e t a r i
F e d e r a z i o n e I t a l i a n a dei
94,901
L a v o r a t o r i Agricoli

Address

Country

Bilin

Czechoslovakia

5, R u e Cadet, P a r i s
1

France

K o s s u t h Lajos U t c a 1, H u n g a r y
Budapest IV

,

Via Duilio 2 A, R o m a
Via P r i n c i p e U m b e r t o
7, Milano
Corso R o m a n a 6 1 , Milano

Italy
5,

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T H E WORK OP THE CONGRESS

The congress was opened by the Chairman of the Organising
Committee, who welcomed the delegates.
Formation of an International Federation of Christian
Land Workers' Unions
After careful discussion the congress adopted the statutes,
the text of which is reproduced as an appendix.
At the pr.oriosal of a committee specially elected for this
purpose the congress decided that the subscription of the
affiliated unions to the Federation should be calculated on
the basis of the highest normal weekly wage for agricultural
workers in each country, for which the following figures were
taken : Germany, 150 marks ; Belgium, 60 francs ; Austria,
700 kronen ; Netherlands, 20 florins.
The following persons were appointed members of the
Secretariat of the Federation : chairman, Franz BEHRENS ;
vice-chairman, A. J . LOERAKKER ; secretary, Bene CARELS;
assistant secretary, J. A. KNETSCH; members, H. HTJBER andGustav HUSLER.
It was also decided that the headquarters of the Federation
should be those of the secretary.
The International Labour Organisation
Mr. SERRARENS spoke on the International Labour Organisation, and proposed the following resolutions.
Whereas i t is necessary in the interest of satisfactory social legislation
to conclude -international Conventions fixing minimum standards for the
national legislation of various countries, the aims of the International
Labour Organisation should be strongly supported.
The International Labour Organisation cannot achieve its object unless
it is organised in such a way as to allow the trade union movement as a
whole to exercise its influence in the sphere of the international organisation
of labour.
The Christian trade union movement in the various countries should
be represented at the International Labour Conferences. According to
the Peace Treaty, the appointment of the delegates and technical advisers
of all countries should be made in agreement with all the national
federations of trade unions. If a Christian federation is not consulted in
such a case as this, it should make a protest to the Conference against the '
appointment of the delegates and technical advisers.
The Christian trade union movement should be represented on the
Governing Body.

These resolutions were adopted unanimously.
Application of the Washington Decisions to Agricultural WorJcers
Mr. A. Ji LOERAKKER proposed the following resolutions
on the regulation of hours of work.
It cannot be admitted in principle that there should be any other
standard for land workers than that laid down for industrial workers by
the. Washington decisions. As regards the regulation of hours of work, "
however, the special characteristics of agriculture should be taken into
account, as work depends largely on weather and climate conditions. For
this reason it is impossible to fix a maximum working day of 8 hours. The •

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regulation of hours should therefore differ from that applying to industrial
workers in as much as the average working day should be fixed at 8 hours.
In order to prevent possible difficulties, each country should have
the right'Y'to take special measures as regards overtime in view of the
requirements of certain branches of agriculture and of exceptional
circumstances due to conditions of climate. If the right of each country
to make its own regulations concerning overtime is admitted, and if a
transition period is fixed, it will be possible to apply an average working
day of 8 hours for the whole of agriculture in every country.

A second resolution on the same subject was proposed
by Mr. B E H R E N S in the name of the German delegation, and
ran as follows :.'
In principle, the working hours of agriculture should not be different
from those established for industry by the Washington resolutions.
Agricultural work, however, depends on natural conditions (climate,
weather, period of growth of plants, etc. ), which are not the same in different
countries. In regulating the hours of work it is therefore necessary to
make allowance for the special nature of agriculture and its various branches.
It should be allowable for the legislation of each country to lay down
regulations concerning agricultural work which differ from those applied
to industry, and to fix a larger number of hours of work per year whenever
this is justified by circumstances.
Whenever national legislation allows a greater number of hours of
work for agriculture than for industrial workers, it should lay down that
the employers' and workers' organisations, either for the whole country
or for the district are free to agree upon' shorter working hours. In this
case the shorter hours should be substituted for those laid down by law
in all undertakings.
In other cases where unforeseen events or other causes of ¡orce majeure
imperil-the organic or inorganic wealth of the country, either directly or
indirectly, permission should be granted to work overtime, for which special
pay must be given.

A special commission was appointed to harmonise these
two resolutions. This commission proposed the following
resolution, which was adopted unanimously.
In principle, the hours of work of agricultural workers cannot be different
from those of industrial workers.
In regulating hours of work it is, however, necessary to take the
particular character of agriculture into account, as the work largely depends
on natural circumstances (climate, period of growth of plants,, weather
changes, etc.)!
The hours of work should be fixed at an average of eight per day unless
special natural circumstances in any particular country or district make
such a measure. impossible.
Whenever t h e law allows hours of work in excess of eight in any particular
country or district, the employers' and workers' organisations have the right
of fixing shorter working hours by agreement. In this case such agreements '
shall have the force of law in lieu of the above-mentioned legal dispositions
in the country or district to which they apply.
In case of unforseen national events and in exceptional cases which may
involve serious losses as .regards cultivation, crops,_ or live-stock, permission
may be given to work overtime, which shall be paid for at special rates.
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The congress unanimously adopted the following resolution
on unemployment prevention and relief proposed by Mr. E. F .
. CAKELS.

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In regulating hours of work, care should he taken to reduce the hours
during the busy season to the strictly necessary minimum so that all work
which can be p u t off may be reserved for siack seasons.
The overtime which is necessary should, as far as possible, be remunerated
by holidays with pay, which should be given in the slack season so'as to
make the workers' income as steady as possible.

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In order to ensure the satisfactory administration of labour exchanges
and their impartiality as regards the interests of employers and workers,
each exchange should be managed by a joint committee of employers and
workers, which should be nominated in agreement with the organisations
concerned.
. Employment exchanges should charge . no fees. If on grounds of
conscience' or for other valid reasons free employment exchanges satisfying
all the above-stated conditions are set up by private enterprise, such
exchanges should receive subsidies from the public authorities.
If there aTe no special exchanges for agriculture and gardening, at least
one employers' representative and one workers' representative belonging
to these industries should be a member of the managing committees of the
employment exchanges.
It is specially recommended that agricultural workers should be allowed
credit by the public authorities in order to purchase plots of ground.
There is no valid reason for the exclusion of ¡and workers from compulsory
unemployment insurance. The arguments generally brought forward will
have still less force when hours of work are regulated and when the
administrative organisation of such regulation is closely connected with
that of unemployment insurance and contro!.

Mr. Franz BEHRENS submitted a special report on the
other items on the agenda of the Third Session of the International Labour Conference.
After considerable discussion the congress adopted the
following resolutions.
Protection of Women and Children in Agriculture.
The. Draft Convention concerning the employment of women before
and after childbirth, which was adopted by the International Labour
Conference of the League of Nations, should be applied to agiiculture.
The Draft Convention concerning nightwork for women should also
be applied to agriculture, with the reservation that exceptions for unmarried
women should be allowed in case of necessity, provided that such exceptions
are agreed upon by the employers' and workers' organisations. •
The Draft Convention fixing the minimum age of admission of children
to industrial work should be applied to agriculture.
The Draft Convention concerning the night work of children in industry
should be applied to agriculture.
Women who have to look after their children under 14 years of age. if
they have no domestic assistance, shall not, as a general rule, be continuously
employed on paid work, and shall in no case be employed before the time
when the schools of the district open.
Technical Agricultural
Education.
With a view to improving technical, domestic, and general education
and thus increasing the capacity of men and women agricultural workers,
the competent authorities in each country should make attendance at evening
classes, compulsory for children under 18.
The instruction given should be adapted to agriculture and country
life. In the case of girls the education should include household instruction
and the care of infants and children. Tn the case of boys it shoidd include
domestic economy, the care of animals, the cultivation of plants, the use
of agricultural machinery, and other branches of agricultural education.
Sanitary Conditions
The following measures should ;be laid down either by national legislation
or by other means : agricultural wo'rkers who have to handle substances
which are Injurious to health or who are engaged on work dangerous to
health shall be effectively protected against contagious diseases ; the housing
accommodation provided by the employer as part of the worker's wage
shall be free from objections from a hygienic and moral point of view.
Guarantee of the -Itiqtit o,f Association and Combination.
There shall be no legal provisions preventing agricultural workers from
combining, forming unions, and making use of the right to strike in defence
of their interests in order to obtain better wages and conditions of work.

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National legislation should guarantee the. right of combination of workers
against anything which threatens.it, and against any measures aiming at
compelling agricultural workers to adhere to or to dissociate themselves from
any association or agreement, by injuring their reputation or v their economic
interests.
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. T w o closing-speeches were made, one by Mr. Behrens
and the other by Mr. Serrarens. Both speakers emphasised
the moral character of the Christian trade union movement,
which was not concerned exclusively with the material wellbeing of the workers, but placed the principles and rules of
action laid down by Christian doctrine in the forefront of its
programme.
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APPENDIX

° .
. STATUTES
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OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF CHRISTIAN
LAND WORKERS' UNIONS

Name and Headquarters

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ARTICLE 1

The Christian Land Workers' Trade Unions unite to form an International
Federation of Christian Land Workers' Unions.
This organisation shall he of a federal character and shall respect the
autonomy of the affiliated national unions.
The congress shall select the headquarters of the Federation.
Basis
ARTICLE 2

The Federation adopts the principles of Christianity as a basis. I t
therefore affirms that the economic and social life of all the members of one
nation implies mutual collaboration. I t consequently repudiates violent
methods and class warfare, whether from the employers' or the workers' side.
The Federation considers that society as at piesent constituted, especially
as regards economic conditions, is in opposition to the spirit of Christianity.
I t therefore aims at a radical transformation of society according to the
principles which it upholds by means of a legitimate and organic evolution.
The principal object of the Federation is the defence of the interest of
agricultural workeis as regards economie, public, and social conditions.
Object
ARTICLE 3

• The Federation, in accord with the International Federation of Christian
Trade Unions, has the following objects:
(a) to epresent the interests of agricultural workers on the basis of the
principles laid down in Article 2, especially as regards the international
organisation of labour ;
(61 to further the interests of the affiliated unions;
(c) to encourage propaganda for the Christian land workers' trade
union movement in the countries where this movement does not yet exist,
and to induce all "organisations based on Christian principles which have
not yet • become affiliated to affiliate ;
(d) to encourage mutual assistane^ between the affiliated unions if
the necessity arises,
Means of Action
ARTICLE 4

The Federation tries to attain these objects by.,legi tímate, means, viz. :
(a) instituting and - maintaining an international secretariat ;
(6) holding international congresses dealing with questions connected
with agriculture and land work ;

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(fi) collecting information on the position of land workers and. their
organisations in various countries ; . ; • ' ' ••• •• \ ' ' " ''•
(â) collecting information on wage and labour conditions in'' variouscountries ;
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(e) encouraging the conclusion\.of agreements . between the . national
Christian organisations of various'countries'; ' <••' • :
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(/) publishing an official journal, and, if necessary,-other publications ;
(17) all other legitimate means calculated directly or indirectly to further
the objects of the Federation.
Right of Admission
ARTICLE 5

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The following may be admitted as members- of the Federation : all
national federations and all national unions of land workers which.accept
Christian principles as a basis, which accept the present statutes, and are
affiliated to a. national federation forming part of the International
Federation of Christian Trade Unions, except in cases where there is no
federation in the country in question and where special, circumstances exist.
Any national .union which desires to be admitted as-,a member of the
Federation should present a request to the Secretariat .of the Federation,
which is authorised to decide on questions of this kind.'.
Appeals against the decision of the Secretariat may be made, to the next
International Congress following.
• ARTICLE 6

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A national union which has been admitted as a member of-the Federation
ceases to be a member
(a) if it announces its intention of-leaving the Federation in writing;
such announcements should be made to the secretariat by registered.letter
at least three months before the end of the year.; membership ceases at the
end of the- current year ;
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(b) if.it is declared to have forfeited its membership on account of
action contrary to the principles or statutes of the Federation or to the
binding decisions legitimately made by the latter, or if i t has not paid its
annual subscription.
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A union may,not be declared to have forfeited its membership except
by a majority of at least three-quarters of the votes .duly recorded a t an
international congress.
Secretariat
. A R T I C L E 7.

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The secretariat of the Federation consists of a minimum of seven members
elected by the congress.
The congress appoints the following secretariat : chairman and vicechairman, secretary and assistant secretary, and assessors.
The secretary is entrusted with the administration of the funds.
The members of the secretariat are elected for their particular functions. •
The executive consists of the chairman, vice-chairman, and the
secretary.
The members of the secretariat are elected for the period between one
ordinary congress and the next.
If a member of the secretariat resigns, the organisation of which he was
a member shall appoint a substitute to seTve until the next congress.
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8

The secretariat meets whenever the chairman in agreement with the
secretary considers it necessary, or when three members of. thè secretariat
present a request to the secretary with reasons.
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The secretariat has also the following duties :
{a) to represent the • Federation in. the trade union movement and
elsewhere ;
(6) to observe the statutes and carry out the decisions of the congress ;

(c) to summon ordinary and extraordinary congresses and to make
decisiops in exceptional cases under reservation of the approval of the
congress ;
(d) to engage and pay the staff of the Federation, when necessary ;
(<;) to do everything which may be considered necessary in the interests
of the Federation.,
Congress
ARTICLE 9 ,

An international congress shall be held at least every two years. The
secretary shall submit to this congress a report on the work accomplished
since the last congress, and shall present a statement on the position of the
Christian unions of land workers in the various countries.
The secretary shall submit a report justifying his administration of
the funds. A committee of three members elected by the congress for this
purpose is responsible for the necessary control.
• I t submits a report to the congress on the result of its investigations.
The congress gives a decision on this report and on the administration
of the funds by the secretary.
The congress elects the secretariat and discusses the proposals placed
on the agenda by the secretariats of the affiliated national unions.
The affiliated national unions must be informed of the proposal to hold
a congress at least three months in advance, so that the items which they
propose for the agenda may be mentioned in the letter convoking the congress
Such proposals shall be transmitted to the secretariat at least eight
weeks before the congress.
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The final agenda and the invitations to the congress shall be sent at
least four weeks in advance to the various affiliated national unions.
ARTICLE

10

The congress consists of the secrétariat of the Federation and the
delegates of the affiliated unions.
Each affiliated union may send as many delegates as it wishes.
The national unions are. responsible for the expenses of their respective
delegates.
Each affiliated national union of land workers is entitled to one vote for
10,000 members or under, two votes for 10,000 to 50,000 members,
three votes for 50,000 to 100,000 members, four votes for lOO.OOOto 200,000
members, and five votes for moré than 200,000 members.

Subscriptions
ARTICLE

11

The subscription of the affiliated unions is payable six months in advance.
The subscription shall be fixed according to the membership on 30 June
and 31 December. Subscriptions should be paid to the secretary before
the end of • September and March respectively.
The amount of the subscription is fixed by the congress.

Elections and Votes
ARTICLE

12

All elections of persons are made in writing. All votes on other matters
are given verbally. If at the first voting, no one obtains an absolute
majority of votes (one-half ;plus one), a second free vote is taken. ' If an
absolute majority is still not obtained, a further vote is taken including
only those persons who obtained the most votes, the number being double
t h a t of the vacancies to be filled. .In this case, a relative majority is decisive.
If the votes on any proposal are equally divided, the proposal is rejected.
If the votes are equally divided in the election of a person, the decision shall
be made by lot.
Financial Year
ARTICLE

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The financial year of the Federation is from 1 January to 31 December
inclusive.

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Amendment oí the Statutes
ARTICLE

14

The present statutes may be amended if.proposals for such amendment
appear on the agenda of the congress and they are accepted after discussion
by at least two-thirds of the votes duly registered.
The congress may, however, decide by a similar majority to make
/amendments to statutes, even if such amendments do not appear
on the agenda, provided that no member of the congress objects to the
discussion of such amendments.

Duration and Dissolution
ARTICLE

15

The Federation is founded for an indefinite period. It may be dissolved
by a decision made under the same conditions as apply to decisions
concerning amendments of the statutes.
In case of dissolution of the Federation, the property remaining in its
possession shall be placed at the disposal of the International Federation
of Christian Trade Unions, or, if the latter no longer exists, it shall be used
as far as possible in a manner which is in accordance with the aims of the
Federation.
Final Clause
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The secretariat decides in all cases not provided for by the present
statutes and is responsible to the congress for such 'decisions.

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Except where stated, all Studies andReports are issued both in English and French.

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Series A

No.1!": T H È ' A G R E E M E N T B E T W E E N ' T H E SPANISH W O R K E R S '
.; ; .. . TioNS, issued 25,September 1920.

ORGANISA-

" ' ' 2." T H E ' D Ì S P U T E I N T H E ' METAL INDUSTRY IN I T A L Y 1 : TRADE •
: ",'•'•."'"'
UNIOÏST' CONTROL oír INDUSTRY (First part),' issued 25 Sept• ' ' ; ;' ' ember 1920. ' ' '
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3.

A N N U A L MEETING O F ' T H E
issued 4 October 1920.

TRADES

UNION

CONGRESS 1920,

"• , 4.:,.- I N T E R N A T I O N A L ;CON ; GKESS OF WORKERS IN T H E FOOD, AND
D R Ì N K . T R A D E S , issued 11 October. 1920.
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5.

T H E B R I T I S H GOVERNMENT AND T H E M I N E R S ' FEDERATION OF
GREAT BRITAIN : CONFERENCE B E T W E E N S I R ROBERT HORNE
AND T H E M I N E R S ' F E D E R A T I O N , issued 11 October 1920.

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6.

T H E CONGE-ESS OF T H E LABOUR AND SOCIALIST I N T E R N A T I O N A L ,
issued U October 1920.

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7.

T H E MINERS'
1920.

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8.

T H E INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION : A COMPARISON,
issued 21 October 1920.

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9.

T H E INTERNATIONAL
22 October 1920.

" 10.

INTERNATIONAL

CONGRESS

T H E B R I T I S H GOVERNMENT
GREAT

BRITAIN

12.

issued

OF METAL

19

October

WORKERS,

issued

AND T H E M I N E R S ' FEDERATION OF

: CONFERENCE

MENT AND THE TRIPLE
26 October 1920.
"11.

CONGRESS,

BETWEEN

INDUSTRIAL

THE

GOVERN-

ALLIANCE,

issued

THE DISPUTE IN THE METAL INDUSTRY IN ITALY .: TRADE UNION
CONTROL O F INDUSTRY (Second p a r t ) , issued 4 November
1920.
T H E F O U R T H INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF B O O K B I N D E R S , issued
26 November 1920.

" 13.

T H E MINERS' STRIKE
1920.

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T H E XVTH CONGRESS OF THE GENERAL CONFEDERATION OF LABOUR
(CONFÉDÉRATION GÉNÉRALE D U TRAVAIL), FRANCE, HELD AT
ORLEANS,
27
SEPTEMBER TO 2 OCTOBER
1920, issued
23 December 1920.

14.

" 15.

IN GREAT

THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
issued 24 January 1921.

BRITAIN,

issued

21 December

OF GENERAL FACTORY WORKERS,

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N o . 16.

T E N D E N C I E S O F EUROPEAN LABOUR LEGISLATION SINCE

T H E WAR,

issued 11 F e b r u a r y 1921.
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17.

T H E GROWTH O F T R A D E UNIONISM

DURING

T H E TEN TEARS

1910-

1919, issued 16 F e b r u a r y 1921.
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18.

F I R S T SPECIAL

INTERNATIONAL

TRADE UNION CONGRESS, London,

22-27 N o v e m b e r 1920, issued 15 M a r c h 1921.
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19.

T H E MINIMUM

PROGRAMME O F T H E GENERAL CONFEDERATION

OF

L A B O U R O F F R A N C E , issued 18 M a r c h 1921.
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20.

I N T E R N A T I O N A L R A I L W A T M E N ' S C O N G R E S S , L o n d o n , 29-30 N o v e m -

ber 1920, issued 11 A p r i l 1921. ,
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21.

T H E PROGRAMME

A N D ORGANISATION

O F T H E CHRISTIAN

TRADE

UNIONS O F G E R M A N T (Congress a t E s s e n 20-24 N o v e m b e r 1920),
issued 3 M a y 1921.
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22.

T H E TRANSPORT W O R K E R S ' CONGRESS,

G e n e v a , 18-22 A p r i l , 1 9 2 1 ,

issued 13 A u g u s t 1921.
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23.

NINTH

CONGRESS

OF T H E INTERNATIONAL

FEDERATION

OF HAT

M A K E R S , issued 16 A u g u s t 1921.

Series B
N o . 1.

COAL

PRODUCTION

IN

International Labour
e m b e r 1920.
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2.

PAPERS

RELATING

THE RUHR

DISTRICT.

Enquiry by

the

Office, e n d of M a y 1920, issued 1 Sept-

TO SCHEMES

OF INTERNATIONAL

ORGANISA-

T I O N FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF RAW MATERIALS AND FOODSTUFFS, issued 5 O c t o b e r 1920. . °
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3.

T H E CONDITIONS OF LABOUR AND PRODUCTION I N T H E U P P E R SILESIAN

COALFIELD, issued 10 D e c e m b e r 1920.
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4.

T H E SOCIALISATION O F COAL M I N E S I N G E R M A N T , i s s u e d 25 J a n u a r y

1921.
"

5.

T H E ESSEN

•

MEMORANDUM

MINES I N GERMANT

ON T H E S O C I A L I S A T I O N

O F T H E COAL

(6 N o v . 1920), issued 28 J a n u a r y 1921.

"

6.

W O R K S C O U N C I L S I N G E R M A N T , issued

29 J a n u a r y

1921.

"

7.

T H E B I L L TO E S T A B L I S H W O R K E R S ' C O N T R O L I N I T A L T , i s s u e d 28 F e b -

r u a r y 1921.
"

8.

A

DEMAND

F O R W O R K E R S ' C O N T R O L I N I N D U S T R T I N F R A N C E : COR-

R E S P O N D E N C E BETWEEN THE FEDERATION OF METAL WORKERS
AND THE ASSOCIATION OF METALLURGICAL AND MINING INDUSTRIES, issued 31 March 1921.
"

9.

" ]0.

T H E REFORM OF THE SUPREME
COUNCIL O F LABOUR (CONSIGLIO
SUPERIORE D E L LAVORO) I N I T A L T : TOWARDS A TECHNICAL
PARLIAMENT OF LABOUR, i s s u e d 1 4 A p r i l 1 9 2 1 .
P R O F I T - S H A R I N G A N D LABOUR CO-PARTNERSHIP : PROPOSAL O F T H E
I T A L I A N CATHOLIC P A R T T , issued 16 J u n e 1 9 2 1 .

— 12 —
Series C
No. i .

BRITISH

LEGISLATION

ON UNEMPLOYMENT

INSURANCE, issued

26 October 1920.
"

2.

GOVERNMENT ACTION IN DEALING WITH UNEMPLOYMENT I N ITALY,

"

3.

T H E BULGARIAN LAW ON COMPULSORY LABOUR, issued 4 Novem^

"

4.

T H E ACTION

issued 27 October 1920.
ber 1920.
O F THE SWISS

GOVERNMENT

I N DEALING

WITH

UNEMPLOYMENT, issued 13 November 1920.
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5.

T H E ORGANISATION oir UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT

EXCHANGES IN FEANCE, issued 21 February 1921.
Series D
No 1.

S T A F F REGULATIONS ON T H E F E E N C H RAILWAY sTÌssued 4 ¡Sept-

ember 1920.
Series E
No. 1.

COMPENSATION FOE WAR DISABLEMENT IN FEANCE : ACT OF 31 MARCH

1919, issued 28 February 1921.
"

2.

T H E COMPULSORY

EMPLOYMENT

OF DISABLED MEN, issued 25 April

1921.
"

3.

COMPENSATION

FOR WAR DISABILITIES

I N GERMANT,

AUSTRIA,

POLAND, AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA, issued September 1921.
Series F
No. 1.

CANCEE O F THE BLADDER AMONG WORKERS IN ANILINE FACTORIES,

issued 23 February 1921.
"

2.

MÉMOIRE

SUR L'INTOXICATION

SATURNINE

DANS

L'INDUSTRIE,

issued 20 September 1921. French only.
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3.

r\

D É S I N F E C T I O N D E LA LAINE E N GRANDE-BRETAGNE. PRÉVENTION

DU CHARBON, issued 20 September 1921. French onlySeries H
No. 1.

CONSUMERS'

CO-OPERATIVE

SOCIETIES

I N 1919 (Denmark

and

Sweden), issued 8 September 1920.
"

2.

SEVENTH

CONGRESS

O F T H E BELGIAN

CO-OPERATIVE

OFFICE.

issued 25 September 1920.
Series I
No. 1.

T H E INTERNATIONAL

PROTECTION OF W O M E N W O R K E R S , issued

15 October 1921.
Series K
No. 1.

F I R S T INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS O F L A N D W O E K E R S ' UNIONS
A F F I L I A T E D TO T H E INTERNATIONAL F E D E R A T I O N O F TRADE

UNIONS, issued November 1920.
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2.

A G R A R I A N CONDITIONS IN S P A I N , issued 10 November 1920.

"

3.

SMALL HOLDINGS I N SCOTLAND, issued 12 November 1920.

"

4.

T H E EIGHT HOUR DAY IN ITALIAN AGRICULTURE, issued 17 Decem-

"

5.

T H E EIGHT HOUR

ber 1920.
DAY IN AGRICULTURE

BEFORE

THE FRENCH

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, issued 10 February 1921.
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6.

T H E REGULATION OF LABOUR IN AGRICULTURE I N FEANCE, issued

23 April 1921.