Excerpt from Behind the Scenes in a Restaurant: A Study of 1017 Women Restaurant Employees
Believing that one of the most satisfactory sources Of information in regard to labor conditions is the word of the workers themselves, the Consumers' League de cided to base its study mainly upon interviews with restaurant employees. One thousand and seventeen women were interviewed in New York City and 'in six Of the larger cities Of the State. They were seen in their homes, at their places of employment and through employment agencies.
In New York City all the interviews were held at the Occupational Clinic of the Board Of Health, where, through the courtesy of Dr. Harris, Chief of the Bureau of Industrial Hygiene, a room was set aside for the use of the League investigator. In response to a requirement Of the Health Department, all food-handlers in the city come to the Clinic for a physical examination and cer tificate testifying that they are free from communicable disease. The investigator could in this way meet the women on neutral ground when there was no temptation to conceal or distort facts, and talk confidentially with them. The interviews taken at the Clinic in five months would have required at least a year to get in any other way.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book delves into the early 20th century plight of women laborers in a largely unregulated restaurant industry in New York. Women at this time made up a vast majority of staff at restaurants, with one-quarter under the age of 21. The author takes a close look at the working conditions, wages, and general welfare of women within this laborious occupation. Working conditions and wages are examined through interviews with workers and employers, as well as employment agencies. Exploring themes of overwork, low pay, and health hazards, the author positions women's fight for safe working environments within the broader context of women in the workforce and their struggle for legal protection. The book concludes by highlighting the significance of understanding how this issue impacted women's lives, families, and the working world as a whole. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781333419394_0
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