§ Mr. RHYS DAVIESasked the Minister of Labour what countries, if any, attached to the International Labour Organisation have included other than industrial workers within the scope of any legislation or decree to ratify the Washington 48-Hours Convention; and what classes of other workers have been so included?
§ Miss BONDFIELDOf the countries that have unconditionally ratified the Convention, the following have included in their hours' legislation other classes of workers besides those employed in industrial undertakings.
Country and other classes covered.
Belgium.—Office employés and the majority of other commercial employés, with exceptions for family undertakings, and persons employed in directive or confidential functions.
Bulgaria.—Handicrafts and commerce, and, if the work is dangerous or unhealthy, homework where only members of the same family are employed.
Czechoslovakia.—The Act applies to all undertakings subject to the industrial code and covers all clerical and commercial workers and persons regularly employed for wages in agriculture or forestry who live outside the household of the employer.
Portugal.—Salaried employés in industrial undertakings, workers and salaried employés employed by the State, by administrative authorities and in commerce. The only classes excluded are domestic service and agriculture.