Progress of community concern to improve working conditions for outworkers

1889	Public meeting called to discuss sweated labour with Mary Lee a prominent speaker
1890	Working Women's Trade Union formed with Mary Lee President and Augusta Zadow Treasurer
1891	Factories and Shops bill passed in SA Parliament
1892	Royal Commission to enquire into shops and factories
1894	Factories Act passed
	First female Inspector of Factories appointed—Augusta Zadow
1899	Report of Agnes Milne, second Insector of Factories
1904	Legislative Council set up a Committee on the alleged sweating evil reported in SA Parliamentary Papers number 71
1905	Wages Boards established to cover outworkers as per major recommendation in 1904 committee

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