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ANNEX.
Central Office of Information.
PUBLICITY MATERIAL ON INDUSTRIAL WELFARE.
The following is a summary of the material dealing with industrial welfare
which has been produced by the Central Office of Information. General points
to be noted are: —
(a) Special prominence was not given to this subject during the war because
at that time it was necessary to lay emphasis on the sacrifices made
by the civilian population in the interest of the war effort rather than
on the good conditions enjoyed by British workers.
(b) Many points connected with industrial welfare have nevertheless been
covered incidentally in material dealing with general industrial
conditions, education, health, &c.
A.—Printed Material.
(1) Feature Articles Service.
Forty-two articles and one picture feature have been produced during the
present year on such subjects as workers’ welfare schemes, workers’ health and
safety, wages councils, works councils, apprenticeship and training, co-operative
holidays for workers, welfare of miners and dockers, &c. Other articles will be
prepared whenever suitable news stories are available.
Two regular labour cables (Tracey and Schaffer) are sent out weekly, these
regularly cover various aspects of industrial welfare.
(2) London Press Service.
This is not a particularly easy medium to use, as it deals primarily with
news The Schaffer and Tracey articles (see above) are sent out weekly; in
addition, the L.P.S. General Programme (daily) and the Political Programme
occasionally touch on the subject. .
L.P.S. General Programme has also included material of this kind, obtained
from Reference Division, the Ministry of Labour and employers.
L.P.S. Political Programme is keeping a watch for suitable material in
Parliament.
Regional Services associated with L.P.S. are also making a point ot
including material.
Suitable articles will be cabled when available.
(3) Digest Service.
Only a limited amount of material on the theme has so far appeared; this
is mainly due to the absence of readable material appearing elsewhere which could
be reprinted. . ,
A substantial feature on “ Democracy in the lactory, including industrial
welfare, together with a bibliography of official and unofficial works on the
subjects, will appear in the October issue of the International Digest in all versions
except German.
A major illustrated feature on factory life in Britain, including industrial
welfare, will be published in Blick in die Welt (German illustrated magazine).
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