Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:affectedIndustry |
gptkb:marine
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:La_Follette's_Seamen's_Act
|
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
U.S. merchant ships
|
| gptkbp:category |
Labor law
Maritime law 1915 in American law |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Titanic_disaster
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:mandate |
English-speaking crew members
improved safety equipment minimum crew competency monthly wage payments regulated working hours |
| gptkbp:prohibits |
imprisonment for desertion
wages withholding |
| gptkbp:purpose |
improve safety and working conditions for sailors
|
| gptkbp:requires |
lifeboats for all crew
regulated working hours standardized food |
| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Woodrow_Wilson
March 4, 1915 |
| gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:Robert_M._La_Follette,_Sr.
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Public_Law_63-203
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Seamen's Act of 1915
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