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Problems of Poverty

CHAPTER VIII
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In many of the other trades part of the work is done in factories, part is let out to sweaters, or to women who work at their own homes.

Many of the clothing trades come under this class, as for example, the tie- making, trimmings, corset-making trades.

The employers in these trades are able to play the out-doors workers against the indoors workers, so as to keep down the wages of both to a minimum.

The "corset" manufacture is fairly representative of these trades.

The following list gives the per-centage of workers receiving various sums for "indoors" i.e.
"factory" work.
s.


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