Ar ANTINA! MA pa | Pe es Bie fur AIOE Li Rvs | ! sumennittll TL Gr iE il G Pili a tit 2 in EEN: 3 ection = B.C. LABOR BRIEF EXPOSES — Shocking situation in garment minimum wage rates in, e garment industry ate lower than those in Quebec, the US. and Japan. This was the substance of a brief presented jointly by the B.C. Federation of Labor and the Needle Trades Council of Vancouver to the Board of In- dustrial Relations recently. The brief called on the Board|cents an hour and 60 cents for that some individuals and iden-| to abolish the appallingly low\females and permits learners’ \tifiable groups learner’s rate ae ee newlrates from 45 to 55 cents is ‘not|been ‘subject to wage exploita- tion that the garment industry} minimum Wage of $1.25 anjonly unjust but. also immoral,|tion. hour, and eliminate once and\medieval and for all the system of female andifrom every standpoint”. male wage scales. @ Minimum wage rates in B.C.’s garment industry are below the level set by the Community Chest for a minimum subsistence. ter E @ They are below the minimum wage rates set for the gar- ment industry in Quebec, U.S. and Japan. Read this article and see why labor in B. C. is aroused over the appallingly low wages in this industry. unacceptable|tain disadvantages in the areas|petition from ~Quebec, of education, age, ethnic group-jnor thwestern U.S. “Not only do these rates vio-jing.... The brief completely discred-| have always) jited the prevalent misconcep-| f cer-|is plagued by low-wage com- mhaaeaneoplanpulier ce ee y, 2 the learn her trade with free tui- and Japan. ition and wages while learning, familiarity with our so-|The former two both have mini- industry income . families hardest). and jproductivity per man-hour has ‘increased by 24.5%. In addi- ition, the average wage in Van- icouver during the same period! lrose by 30.3%. These figures jillustrate the need for raising ithe minimum to $1.25 an hour. |This would be-“‘both social jus- tice and good economics,” the ‘brief emphasized. Replying to employers’ sub- imission that in-plant training jprovides a girl a chance to \the brief stated: ; i tandards which are| “We are both ashamed and. The hea te human dignity and permit cial customs, and so on. mum wage s the board a el nico piteht exploitation of the} The prief pointed out that|well above those of BC., and\jalarmed to see that young €arlier this yea - = Le tolworkers, but they also contri-|“many of these workers, (uffer- Japanese workers, besides hav- people and others face the pos- €xpose the wes eS being bute to many of the social andling such disadvantages, gravi- ing a higher minimum, have sibility of working initially for garment jungle.” ing from the depressed living|dustry,” and that females makelcial job security provisions. cule or = cents. ..: 1 To iiustrate just how. low) standards, inadequate housing,|up a large portion of the work The board was informed that What kind of a career is it | i rates are, the brief declaredilack of proper clothing and nut-|force because the needle skill|the proposed $1.25 minimum is to earn $4.80 a day upon hav- that minimums in the garmentirition for those. unfortunate|is the one skill with which most|well within the ability of the|ing become a skilled trades- S Gener; 2 ~ Bador: in the F indusiry are below the level set{people and their families com-|are familiar by the Community Chest for ajpelled by circumstances ses steady stream of workers minimum subsistence. minim um wage order which set € minimum male wage at 75 legislation to endure such con- It charged that the present/ditions.” to some extent.\industry to pay. \man? We are even more alarm-~ The last change in the mini-ed that employers and the Can- enables employers to apply |mum wage took place in 1956. ladian Manufacturers’ Associa< Paid by some employers in ‘‘the psychological problems result-jtate into the needle trade in-|the additional benefits of spe-|45 cents an hour and ultimately } learner rates as low as 45 cents Since that time the consumerjtion can openly condone this ‘ an*hour. price index has risen by 8.1% ‘frightening situation and even The Board. was_ reminded) (this would naturally hit leuttingiog that it be continued.” Bonn ambassador. in Vancouver consul me “Sept. 1939; trans- > cert 1 Division. Since 1950 in! Secretary in ly. a very. important ey = German Foreign ser- ferred to the fascist Germanithere is a section headed: The port stresses. the close connec- -.|Participation*of the Foreign Of-ition -between - the. aggressive Karl Schilling, he wasifice:in War Crimes and Crimes|Lebensraum .policy of. fascism Here wejand -the -policy». of »extermina< mission in Winnipeg from 1958,jlearn. that as.far: back as. Jamiition of the Jews. The-.report until. his transfer in 1960: to}25, 1939,.a. report was sent tostates; :Hitler-Ribbentrop Giplo-|. ince’ 1937}matie corps: entitled:.:The Jew- ee a. a oe ish Question.as factor in. Ger-;. ‘book entitlea From Rib- Dentrep. ‘to Adenauer, was pub- dished: This! book. is.a documen- een on’ the West. German! reign Office. _ It reveals the records of-ap- ae: 200 West German AG. Omats, representatives. of, = Gaeta ‘in. many - countries, Ving: been for:many years ‘“ntrustedand devoted Nazis during the Hitler regime, work- eign malnister, von Ribbentrop. | The book includes photostatic ao of the record of each Mentioned diplomat. Thus we discover that the €st German ambassador in Ottawa, Herbert Siegfried, is a Nazi of long standing. His brief biography j in this book reads: ae spey Herbert, ‘born on A 6, 1901 in Schwerin. From Ug. 1, 1937 member NSDP Se azi Party), No. 4,009,260 join- ihe the Foreign Office in 1929. 34, Legation . secretary and as ; Cist representative in Cairo, met 1938, promoted to posi- ‘1938, of Tebation Councellor.: clas Legation Counsellor first Ss, and on April 19, 1941 Senior © Oct. 6. egation Counsellor. base: ae :