The story of
Jayaben Desai and the Grunwick dispute
In August 1976, a group of migrant workers led by Jayaben Desai took a historic stand against racism, low pay and limited workers’ rights.
Piece
Factories Act
Catalogue reference: ED 31/475
What’s it about?
This record is about the Factories Act dating from 1937 - 1939 in the series Education: Bill Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ED 31/475
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1937 - 1939
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Description (What the record is about)
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Factories Act
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Manufacturing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4246806/
Series information
ED 31
Education: Bill Files
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Factories Act
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