Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:affects |
shipping companies
United States merchant seamen |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Seamen's_Act_of_1915
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
merchant marine vessels
|
| gptkbp:category |
1915 in American law
Maritime labor law |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
major reform in maritime labor law
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
La Follette Seamen's Act
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:provides |
required a certain percentage of crew to understand the language of officers
abolished imprisonment for desertion regulated wage payment regulated working hours for seamen required adequate food and water required lifeboats for all crew members |
| gptkbp:purpose |
improve safety and working conditions for seamen
|
| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Woodrow_Wilson
March 4, 1915 |
| gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:Robert_M._La_Follette,_Sr.
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Public_Law_63-203
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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