The Conference of the Poale Agudah, the Labour wing of the Orthodox Agudath Israel Organisation, which has just been concluded here, has been debating a proposal to break away from the Agudah, because it is not giving sufficient attention to the interests of the workers and neglecting Palestine immigration, and the Palestine work generally, and also adopting a too conciliatory attitude towards the Polish Government.
The Conference has decided to put forward its own lists of candidates for the forthcoming Jewish community elections, instead of joining the Agudah and also to engage in independent Palestine work. A resolution has been adopted protesting against Jewish manufacturers for failure to give employment to observant religious Jewish workers. Another resolution approves of the principle of a five-day labour week, which, it is pointed out, would enable Sabbath-observing Jewish workers to obtain employment more easily.
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