Trade Boards Act 1909
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The Trade Boards Act 1909 was a landmark British social reform law that established boards to set minimum wages in certain low-paid industries, helping to combat sweated labor in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Trade Boards Act 1909 canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1953739 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trade Boards Act 1909 Context triple: [Liberal Government (1905–1915), legislated, Trade Boards Act 1909]
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A.
Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927
The Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927 was a British law that significantly restricted trade union activities and political funding in the aftermath of the 1926 General Strike.
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B.
Finance Commission (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1951
The Finance Commission (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1951 is an Indian statute that lays down the composition, qualifications, and functioning framework of the Finance Commission of India.
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C.
Per Centum Limit Act of 1921
The Per Centum Limit Act of 1921 was a U.S. federal immigration law that imposed the first numerical limits and nationality-based quotas on immigration, sharply restricting the number of newcomers allowed into the country.
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D.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
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E.
East India Stock Dividend Redemption Act 1873
The East India Stock Dividend Redemption Act 1873 was a British law that finalized the financial and legal arrangements for winding up the British East India Company, effectively ending its remaining corporate existence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trade Boards Act 1909 Target entity description: The Trade Boards Act 1909 was a landmark British social reform law that established boards to set minimum wages in certain low-paid industries, helping to combat sweated labor in the early 20th century.
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A.
Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927
The Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927 was a British law that significantly restricted trade union activities and political funding in the aftermath of the 1926 General Strike.
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B.
Finance Commission (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1951
The Finance Commission (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1951 is an Indian statute that lays down the composition, qualifications, and functioning framework of the Finance Commission of India.
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C.
Per Centum Limit Act of 1921
The Per Centum Limit Act of 1921 was a U.S. federal immigration law that imposed the first numerical limits and nationality-based quotas on immigration, sharply restricting the number of newcomers allowed into the country.
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D.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
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E.
East India Stock Dividend Redemption Act 1873
The East India Stock Dividend Redemption Act 1873 was a British law that finalized the financial and legal arrangements for winding up the British East India Company, effectively ending its remaining corporate existence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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labour law ⓘ social reform legislation ⓘ |
| aimedAt | improving wages of the lowest-paid workers ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
certain low-paid industries
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industries characterised by home-working and piece-work ⓘ sweated trades ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British social reform movement
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New Liberalism ⓘ |
| broaderConcept |
labour market regulation
ⓘ
social protection ⓘ wage regulation ⓘ |
| characterisedAs | landmark British social reform law ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| created | trade boards ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | state inspectors and trade boards ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| impact |
expanded state intervention in wage regulation
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improved legal protection for workers in covered trades ⓘ marked an early step towards a national minimum wage system in the UK ⓘ |
| introducedIn | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | amended by later labour legislation ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
British Parliament
|
| policyArea |
industrial relations
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labour regulation ⓘ minimum wage ⓘ |
| providedFor | statutory minimum wage rates ⓘ |
| purpose |
to combat sweated labour
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to establish trade boards to fix minimum rates of wages in certain trades ⓘ to protect workers in low-paid industries ⓘ |
| regulatoryMechanism | wage-fixing by trade boards ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Minimum Wage Act 1998
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Trade Boards Act 1918 ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1909 ⓘ |
| soughtToAddress |
excessively low wages
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exploitation of vulnerable workers ⓘ sweated labour ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
analyses of minimum wage policy
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historical studies of British labour law ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
low-paid workers
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workers in sweated industries ⓘ |
| typeOfRegulation | protective labour legislation ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1909 ⓘ |
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Subject: Trade Boards Act 1909 Description of subject: The Trade Boards Act 1909 was a landmark British social reform law that established boards to set minimum wages in certain low-paid industries, helping to combat sweated labor in the early 20th century.
Referenced by (7)
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