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 At a meeting of the committee anointed by the dhai-man of the Codt
Authority to study homeworir it wes decided to call a meeting of all kno
members of the Beaded.Bag Industry for the purpose of presenting a resob
requesting the Code Authority to petitionn the Tariff Industries Board of
N. R. A. to increase the tariff on beaded bags the full 50f Drovided for
National Recovery Act, also to petition -he Code Authority to allow home
on beaded bags at the rate of 25, P.n hour instead of 35P4 an hour as vroew
for by the Code. The manufacturers held a meeting at the Hotel McAl-Din...
May 7. There were 14 firms represented at the meeting. The report of I
committee ras read and explained. A resolution was made and seconded t
the re-oort of the committee be ado-oted. The result of the vote was 7 f
the resolution, 4 against, 3 not voting.

 From the statements furnished by manufacturers, contractors and woil
it is evident that there is no comnliance on the 35r an hour rate. Thea
evidence of workers, shows conclusively that the home-orkers have no oarti
fixing the piece work prices, they have no bargaining oower and general
take what rice is offered t,,em. It is the custom of the beaded bag ind
to engage homeworkers either individually or through contractors. When!.
work is given to the individual homeworker a small security is demanded.1
the manufacturer, usually not more than a few dollars, a sum not suffiao
to cover the value of the materials entrusted to the homeworkers, but m
.uroose of establishing responsibility. When wor1" is given through co-
the contractor is made responsible for all materials and the deposit ill
usually more substantial. The contractor gives out the -or'- to the in
homeworkers, he assumes all responsibility, collects end delivers the1
the manufacturer, furnishes the cotton to the worker, and in return oa
workers himself; for this service the contractor usually retains about
of the price he receives. From the evidence furnished by the contract."
homeworkers the average wage earned by the homeworker is from 7U to 10
hour. There is absolutely no method of determining the number of hour
by a homeworker. From" the statements of these workers from 10 to 12 h
day is the average.

 The homeworkers are deeply concerned about the abolition of home
claiming that it will deDrive them of their means of earning at least
portion of their live'lihodod. The contractors are in favor of abolishi.
homework, claiming that it will give *hem an OnDortunitv to onen contr
shoos and bring the homeworker into their shots. The manufacturer doei'
wish to have homework abolished since he cannot assume the overhead re'.
to establish and maintain the number of 'workers that he would require
produce the volume of his product in his own factory. '

 The situation is more cnmulicated by the contention of the Code A
of the Pleating, Stitching And Bonnaz and Hand Embroidery Industry who
that crochet beading is -art of their Code and th.t the Code of their i
abolishes all homework after June 1, 1934. A stay has been, obtained f.
Provisions of this Code for the beaded bag manufacturers on the ground'
they sell only the finished product and that the product is definitely *
bag, that the crochet beading is only incidental.

 Labels for tartly imported bags, it has been ruled that labels wilj
furnished for use in such bags vending -a final decision from the AdminU


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