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The Truck System Described as a Plague in Industries
An exposé of the truck system details how workers are tied to company shops, forced to buy overpriced goods and accept wages in kind or at punitive paces. It cites Scotland and Wales, noting high prices, poor quality, and abuses from oversmen, sloping, and turnover. Women and children suffer most while middlemen and store practices demoralize labor. The piece urges legislative action to curb the practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Wales
Nolens Volens
United Kingdom Alliance
Ferrie
Monklands Iron and Steel Company
Azores
South Wales
Wright
Abersychan
Prescot
Bruce