| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | UWT/D/26/9 |
| Title | Employment of Children in Agriculture |
| Date | 1941 - 1952 |
| Description | Correspondence between A. Muriel Pierotti (NUWT), NUWT members, the National Union of Agricultural Workers, the Board of Education, and other concerned organisations regarding:
Questions of Government policy over the use of children for agricultural use during school hours
The use of school girls in agricultural work at less than equal pay to school boys doing the same work
Concerns and disagreement over the employment of children in agriculture
Report on 'Employment of School Children in Agriculture', Standing Joint Committee of Working Women's Organisations, August 1941
'The Labour Party, Agenda for the National Conference of Labour Women', 1942
Press cuttings regarding:
The employment of children in agriculture during school hours
The rates of pay for child agricultural workers
Rates of 'juvenile delinquency'
Camp schools for children
Ministry of Education Circulars and Memorandums including:
'Employment of School Children in Agriculture, Insurance and Compensation in Case of Injury', 1948
'Employment of School Children in Agriculture', 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946
'Cooks for School Harvest Camps', 1943
A card from the Ministry of Education which would be used to show authorisation for exemption of a school child from school in order to do agricultural work and also for keeping a record of hours of employment
NUWT Memorandum on 'Employment of Children in Agriculture', 1942 |
| Extent | 1 folder |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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