1922.] 



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The Recommendation concerning night work of women in 

 agriculture was as follows : — 



'•That each Member of the International Labour Organisation take 

 steps to regulate the eniplo^-ment of women wage-earners in agricultural 

 midertakings during tlie night in such a way as to ensure to them a 

 period of rest compatible with their physical necessities and consisting 

 of not less than 9 hours, which shall, when possible, be consecutive." 



Children and Young Persons. — A very similar Eecommenda- 

 tion w^as made in regard to the employment of children and 

 young persons during the night. It will be observed that in 

 i3oth these Recommendations the period covered by the term 

 " night " is not defined, the- only requirement being that 

 both in the case of women and children a definite period of rest 

 shall be ensured. 



The Recommendation concerning night work of children and 

 young persons is as follows : — 



(1) That the Members of the International Labour Organisation 

 take steps to regulate the employment of children under the age 

 of 14 years in agricultural undertakings during the night in such a 

 way as to ensure to them a period of rest compatible with their 

 physical necessities and consisting of not less than 10 consecutive 

 hours." 



(2) "That the Members of the International Labour Organisation take 

 steps to regulate the employment of young persons between the ages of 

 14 and 18 years in agricultural undertakings during the night in such a way 

 as to ensure to them a period of rest compatible with their physical 

 necessities and consisting of not less than 9 hours, which shall be con- 

 secutive." 



A Convention was also agreed upon that had for its object the 

 prohibition of the employment of children under the age of 14 in 

 agriculture during the hours of school attendance. In the case of 

 this country the Education Act of 1918 provides for the compul- 

 sory attendance of children up to the age of 14, and the provisions 

 of this Convention are in accordance with existing practice so 

 far as Great Britain is concerned. 



The Convention concerning admission of children to employ- 

 ment in agriculture was to the following effect : — 



(1) " Children under the age of fourteen years may not be employed 

 or work in any public or private agricultural undertaking, or in any 

 branch thereof, save outside the hours of school attendance. If they are 

 emploj-ed outside the hours of school attendance, the employment shall 

 not be such as to prejudice their attendance at school. 



(2) " For the purpose of practical vocational instruction the periods 

 and the hours of school attendance may be so arranged as to permit the 

 employment of children on light agricultural work, and in particular on 



