| PAGE | |
|---|---|
| INTRODUCTION | ix |
| PART I | |
| SWEATED INDUSTRY | |
| CHAPTER I | |
| THE POOREST OF ALL | 1 |
| CHAPTER II | |
| WORKERS IN FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS | 23 |
| CHAPTER III | |
| SHOP ASSISTANTS, CLERKS, WAITRESSES | 48 |
| CHAPTER IV | |
| TRAFFIC WORKERS | 75 |
| CHAPTER V | |
| WAGE-EARNING CHILDREN | 104 |
| CHAPTER VI | |
| SUMMARY | 132 |
| CHAPTER VII | |
| HOW UNDERPAYMENT COMES | 144 |
| CHAPTER VIII | |
| LABOUR AS A COMMODITY | 161 |
| PART II | |
| THE MINIMUM WAGE | |
| CHAPTER I | |
| EXISTING CHECKS | 175 |
| CHAPTER II | |
| SUPPOSED REMEDIES | 195 |
| CHAPTER III | |
| THE LESSONS OF THE COTTON TRADE | 212 |
| CHAPTER IV | |
| THE MINIMUM WAGE IN PRACTICE | 230 |
| CHAPTER V | |
| FOREIGN COMPETITION | 260 |
| CHAPTER VI | |
| GAIN TO THE NATION | 272 |
| INDEX | 277 |