Coal Mines (Minimum Wage) Act 1912
The Coal Mines (Minimum Wage) Act 1912 was an Act of Parliament which gave minimum wage protection to coal miners. It was passed in response to strikes over pay which occurred in the same year.
| Act of Parliament | |
Parliament of the United Kingdom | |
| Long title | An Act to provide a Minimum Wage in the case of Workmen employed underground in Coal Mines (including Mines of Stratified Ironstone), and for purposes incidental thereto. |
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| Citation | 2 & 3 Geo. 5. c. 2 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 29 March 1912 |
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