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Rh 167 gates and advisers from all parts of the world gathered in the fine hall of the Pan-American Union. This noble edifice was erected through the munificence of the late Andrew Carnegie and the contributions of all the American Republics, and dedicated to the cause of Pan-American Peace and Progress. The four delegates from each country sat together and in front of them was a board with the name of the country which they represented, and its flag. Behind the delegates sat the advisers. On the dais sat the President and Secretary of the Organizing Committee, on the right and left respectively of the Chairman of the Conference, the Secretary of Labour of the United States, the Hon. William B. Wilson. The wall behind him was decorated with the flags of all the countries of those who are original members of the League of Nations. The flag of India is red, with the Union Jack in the comer and the five-pointed Star of India prominently displayed. The proceedings opened at noon on Wednesday, October 29th and lasted till 29th November. The Conference adopted six Draft Conventions and six Recommendation as under: 1. The application of the principle of an eight-hour day and forty-eight hour week. 2. The question of preventing or providing against unemployment. 3. The employment of women before and after childbirth. 4. The employment of women during the night. 5. The minimum age of employment of children in industry.