The International Protection of Labor (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The International Protection of Labor (Classic Reprint) written by Boutelle Ellsworth Lowe and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The International Protection of Labor Previous to the World War the United States was thought by many to be fully a generation behind Europe with respect to various phases of labor legislation. Certain it is that the United States was among the most backward of great nations in taking part officially in the international regulation of labor conditions. It is the purpose of this book to describe the movement for inter national labor legislation, to present the labor agreements that have resulted therefrom, and to endeavor to Show the legislative developments that may enable the United States to do more than it has heretofore done towards treating labor problems in an international way. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.