German Republic: Order respecting provision for the unemployed;
Order respecting working hours in baking and confectionery
establishments.

German Austria: Act respecting the regulation of conditions of
work and wages in home work.

Bulgaria: Act respecting the health and safety of workers.

Spain: Act respecting the daily hours of work in commercial under-
takings.

France: Act to organise the Saturday afternoon half-holiday for
women in the clothing trades; Act respecting the breast-feeding
of infants in industrial and commercial undertakings.

Norway: Act respecting industrial homework.

Russia: Decree respecting the eight hour working day, the duration
and distribution of working hours.

CONTENTS.

Laws and Orders.

International Labour Legislation.

Arrangement between France and Italy, respecting the application of the

provisions contained in Article 1, b, of the Convention signed at Rome on 15th

April 1904, by France and Italy, having, in particular, the object of enabling

the citizens of the two countries working abroad to benefit from the social in-

surance laws. 9th August 1910

Convention concluded at Paris between France and the Republic of San

Marino in order to insure to the workers of the two countries compensation for

injuries resulting from industrial accidents. 9th August 1917

National Labour Legislation.

German Republic: Proclamation of the Council of the People's Commissioners
to the German People. 12th November 1918 .

Decree respecting the establishment of the Imperial Board of Economic De-
mobilisation (Demobilisation Board) 12th November 1918.

Order respecting provision for the unemployed. 13th November 1918

Order respecting labour legislation. 12th November 1918.

Order respecting the extension of compulsory insurance and the right to in-

surance under the sickness insurance system. 22nd November 1918

Order respecting working hours in baking and confectionery establishments.

23rd November 1918

Regulations respecting the hours of work of industrial workers. 23rd No-

vember 1918

Order respecting collective agreements, workers' and employees' committees

and the settlement of industrial disputes. 23rd Dezember 1918 .

German Austria: Act respecting the introduction of the Eight Hour Day in in-
dustrial undertakings carried on as factories. 19th December 1918 .

Act respecting the regulation of conditions of work and wages in home work.

19th December 1918

Act respecting Child Labour. 19th December 1918

Brazil: Health Act. 29th Dezember 1917

Bulgaria: Act respecting holidays and Sunday rest.

Act respecting the health and safety of workers.

China: Act respecting the emigration of workers. 21st April 1918

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Order respecting agencies for recruiting workers. 21st April 1918

Spain: Act respecting the daily hours of work in commercial undertakings. 4th

July 1918.

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Finland: Order respecting the insurance of workers against accidents. 18th

August 1917.

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Order respecting the insurance of seamen against accidents.

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18th August

Order respecting work in industrial and certain other undertakings. 18th

August 1917,

Order respecting labour inspection. 18th August 1917

Order respecting employment exchanges. 2nd November 1917

Order respecting unemployment funds which have a right to a State sub-

vention. 2nd November 1917

Resolution of the Senate containing regulations for printing works in Finland.

25th May/7th June 1917 .

Resolution of the Senate containing regulations for stone-blasting and stone-

cutting in Finland. 25th May/7th June 1917

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