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The items on the agenda of the Conference, showing the action taken, were as follows:—

The texts of the various Draft Conventions, Recommendations, and Resolutions are printed in the appendix of this report. _ A table, giving details of each of the record votes, also appears in the Appendix.

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Agenda Item. Action taken. j Final Voting. For Against f (a) Draft Convention adopted . . 128 0 (b) Four recommendations adopted concerning— (1) Safety provisions . . 117 3 (2) Inspection .. . . 124- 0 I. Safety provisions for workers in building (3) Co-operation in accident 115 0 construction with reference to scaffolding <( prevention and hoisting machinery. (Second discus- (4) Vocational education 122 0 sion) (c) Resolution adopted concerning responsibility of machinebuilders, &c., as regards safety devices in building industry [ (adopted without vote) P (a) Draft Convention adopted . . 88 41 ! (6) Resolution adopted concerning II. Reduction of hours of work m the textile J modifications of Draft Conindustry. (Second discussion) j vention in certain countries [_ (adopted without vote) f (a) Recommendation adopted con- 148 0 cerning international cooperation III. The planning of public works in relation to . (b) Recommendation adopted con- 147 0 employment. (Single discussion) | cerning national planning | (c) Resolution adopted concerning j international co - operation (adopted without vote) IV. Reduction of hours of work in the printing Convention drafted, but not adopted 72 43 and kindred trades. (Single discussion) V. Reduction of hours of work in the chemical Convention drafted, but not adopted 76 42 industry. (Single discussion) VI. Partial revision of the Minimum Age (Industry) Convention, 1919 (No. 5), with reference to the following points : — (a) Revision of Article 2 so as to raise the minimum age from fourteen to fifteen years (b) Insertion of a provision raising the , . age laid down in Article 4 below which («) Draft-revising Convention 98 18 registration is compulsory adopted (o) Insertion of a provision prescribing (6) Recommendation adopted con- 8 2 18 the age of admission to employment which cerning family undertakings is dangerous to life, health, or morals (d) Revision of the exceptions (e) Substitution for Articles 7 to 14 of the 1919 Convention of the Standard Articles in the form last approved by the Conference VII. Partial revision of the Minimum Age (Non- " industrial Employment) Convention, 1932 (No. 33), with reference to the following points : — (a) Revision of exceptions and exemptions in respect of children between fourteen and fifteen years of age (b) Revision of Article 2 so as to raise the minimum age from, fourteen to fifteen y ears . . , . Draft-revising Convention adopted 81 22 (c) Raising to thirteen years of the age fixed in paragraph 1 of Article 3 (d) Insertion of a clause providing for the registration of workers below a prescribed age (e) Deletion of Article 9 (f) Substitution for Articles 10 to 16 of the 1932 Convention of the Standard Articles in the form last approved by the Conference |J