Bulletin of Industries and Labour the Eleventh International Labour Conference

The grounds of the protest were that the nomination had been made.on the advice of agricultural organisations which were not the most representative " within the meaning of Article 389 of the Treaty of Versailles and which in fact did not represent the employers' interests but depended partly on the State. [...] employers are prepared to co-operate heartily with the Orbanisation and with the Government of India in improving the conditions of the workers but pointed out that in India the illiteracy of the masses is the root cause of many difficulties and that the drink evil is also a serious factor. [...] He went on to refer to the Government-of India's recent letter to the Secrtary General of the League of Nations as to the position of the Indian States in regard to Labour Conventions ; he was glad that the Government of India were prepared in relevant and necessary cases 'to use their good offices with the authorities in the States to induce them to apply the provisions of Coventions but h [...] The conclusion of the Governing Body was that the matter ought to be examined afresh in the light of the experience of the Conference of 1928 ; if it was found that discussion of a draft questionnaire impeded the work of the Conference the following procedure was suggested for the first discussion of10 Bulletins of Indian Industries and Labour. [...] As regards the third part of the Office draft questionnaire the possibility of a Recommendation as an alternative to a draft Convention is contemplated in the question regarding marking of weights as amended by the Committee and the question about the limitation of the weight of sacks was omitted as the Committee considered that the subject should be referred to the Govering Body for further