| Show 10 women 71 limen in india hold conferences and demand protection for labor children A substantial fraction of tile the women of india is awake to the need of social legislation to protect the workers and especially the youthful of that country judging from froin r reports e of recent conferences found in indian newspapers in born bombay bay on tile the initiative of the bombay presidency council women from all parts of india assembled to study labor conditions lady nilkanth Mil kanth who presided drew attention to the necessity of giving effect to t the he recommendations of the royal koyal commission on labor by means of legislation the public could help labor immediately by supporting porting g the factories bill she said doctor speaking aliling on industrial hygiene urged the need of early legislation isia tion on the lines of the british national health insurance act and tor for the installation of hot baths in factory compounds tor for which the municipality should supply water free of charge at a conference of women held in madras under the presidency of miss mcdougall the following resolutions were adopted this othis conference urges upon the government the immediate introduction of compulsory elementary education for both boys and girls as well IS as the creation of greater facilities for adult education whereas in madras city little boys of live five years of age and upward are engaged in bid cigarette f factories ac tories under deplorable plo rable conditions in small dirty overcrowded and unventilated rooms tor for about twelve or thirteen hours r P day |
