would the practice of the job fair, perhaps resumed in the era north americans call..the dirty thirties aka great depression. i don't know how the depression effected england, but it certainly created an abundance of workers and a lack of employment here. would the event of ww2 have lessened the surplus of male workers, while subsituting females in "non-traditional" trades in england. it certainly did here. also, even in the 1960's, berry farmer workers collected to chosen to work during the picking season...as a young teen i was thrilled to have such a summer job..well until i found out you couldn't eat all the strawberries while picking..sigh. later roz roz On Sunday, September 10, 2006 10:15 PM, Geo. [SMTP:bargeo@aapt.net.au] wrote: > It may still happen in some places but I don't recall ever having > heard of one occurring in my lifetime. I thought they would have been > phased out when Labour Exchanges were introduced in 1910. > > Even today, it is not uncommon for people seeking work to go to a > specific place, e.g. a factory or the docks hoping for casual work > but in that situation they are applying to a specific employer at his > place of business. That is not the same thing as a Hiring 'Fair' or > 'Market' where many employers and many hopeful workers would > congregate at a particular place on a particular day or days at a > particular time of the year and bargain for positions, wages and > conditions based on their skills and experience. > I assume, perhaps incorrectly, that it would be primarily rural and > domestic employers/workers who would attend Hiring Fairs/Markets. > Factory owners, etc. probably hired at the factory gate. > > Geo. > > Has it ever stopped ???????? > http://www.cipd.co.uk/pressoffice/_articles/pr_16112005.htm? > IsSrchRes=1 > > Marlene [just peeping in] > > ````````````````````````````````````````` > > Geo. <I didn't realise that labour 'hiring markets' continued so > late into > the 20C. > > Neither did I, Geo > Jean in Perth > > Anyone know when they were phased out?> > > > THE WEST CUMBERLAND NEWS, Nov. 21, 1931 > > SECOND HIRINGS > ______ > > Few Engagements at Penrith and > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-TRIVIA-ENG- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message