The 1909 Trade Boards Act

The 1909 Trade Boards Act was the new Liberal Government's attempt to eradicate "sweated" labour by establishing a minimum wage.

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BCLM Keith Gale Lib. R.H. Tawney - 'Minimum rates in the Chainmaking Ind.'
Source S. Blackburn, "Employers and Social Policy" 1987
Workers Institute Photocopies- doc.setting up Chain Trade Board, doc. minimum rates