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 2. Home Workers

 Home Work has existed for some years in this industry but mainly
confined to hand crocheting, hand embroidery and hand beading. Such
tyoe of work is used in the beaded bag division and was permitted
under the Code, but it was further ordered, that in conjunctionwith
such State and Federal departments and other agencies the Administrator
might designate, the Code Authority should study and investigate the
problem of homework, and make recommendations for its effective control.
7and Sewing in the home was also permitted but only until July 1, 1934,
that being considered sufficient time to eliminate the practice.
(Article 5, Section 10, Code).

 Reference is made on ages 50, 63 this history to the manner in
which the Code Directors anoroached the -roblem and Exhibit 0 indicates
their conclusion and their recommendation. The plan was never approved.
The hand sewing embargo went into effect on the day appointed and was
enforced insofar as such a -orovision is enforceable.

 There are about 25 manufacturers engaged with it is stated 5000
workers. Of this number it is estimated only 500 are employed in the
factories. Under the Code 350 was to be the hourly rate of -nay, set
for all as minimum, but these manufacturers found it impossible to
compete with the imported product on this basis hence their insistence
unon a lower rate.

 3. Handicapped Workers

 Article IV, Section 7 reads as follows:

 "A person whose working capacity is limited because of age
 or physical or mental handicap may be employed at a wage
 below the minimum established by this Code under the follow-
 ing conditions:

 "(a) That they shall be naid proportionately no less than
 the other ernployeeF in the same factory receive for similar
 work, but in no case shall their compensation amount to
 less than seventy percent (704) of the amount required by
 the minimum wage -orovisions of this Code.

 "(b) That the emoloyer shall at once orenare and transmit
 to the Code Authority a list of such excepted persons stating
 name, class of occupation, wage rate, length of service and
 reason for exception. This list shall be revised un-to-date
 once each month and transmitted to the Code Authority.

 "11(c) The -roportion of excepted -oersons to total employees
 at any time shall not exceed the nro-nortion of such employees
 on the oay roll during the week of July 15, 1933.

 "11(d) The Code Authority shall have the right to investigate
 and disallow any such claims for exception subject to review
 by the Administrator uoon a-opeal by an employer or employee.


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