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Background imageWages Collection: National coal strike - demands of miners 1912

National coal strike - demands of miners 1912
National coal strike, to secure a minimum wage that lasted from February to early April 1912

Background imageWages Collection: Welsh women road builders, South Wales

Welsh women road builders, South Wales
A group of twenty Welsh women road builders in Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, holding their spades. They built the road to Hook in 1903-4 to facilitate transport to the colliery

Background imageWages Collection: Official wording, Apprenticeship Indenture

Official wording, Apprenticeship Indenture
Official wording of an Apprenticeship Indenture, between John Henry Watson of 3 Newland Street, Derby, and Messrs John Davis & Son (Derby) Limited

Background imageWages Collection: A. J. Cook led the Miners and the miners led the strike, c1926, (1938)

A. J. Cook led the Miners and the miners led the strike, c1926, (1938). Arthur James Cook (1883-1931), known as A. J

Background imageWages Collection: Copper Miners Strike - Calumet, Michigan, USA

Copper Miners Strike - Calumet, Michigan, USA. Industrial action by Copper Miners of the Western Federation of Miners

Background imageWages Collection: Striking Beauty Workers

Striking Beauty Workers
Four women workers from The Beauty Shop, on strike for decent living wages and decent working hours. Date: early 1930s

Background imageWages Collection: Events / Africa / Libya

Events / Africa / Libya
The U.S. wages war on Algerian pirates : Stephen Decaturs life is saved when Reuben James interposes his head between a pirate sword and his commander

Background imageWages Collection: A pile of one hundred U.S. dollars banknotes of the united States of America

A pile of one hundred U.S. dollars banknotes of the united States of America. Cash of hundred dollar bills, dollar background image with high resoluti A pile of one hundred U.S

Background imageWages Collection: 50 leke banknote, 1976, Reverse, Building under construction, Albania, 20th century

50 leke banknote, 1976, Reverse, Building under construction, Albania, 20th century
DGA2587232 50 leke banknote, 1976, Reverse, Building under construction, Albania, 20th century; (add.info.: 50 leke banknote, 1976, reverse, building under construction. Albania, 20th century)

Background imageWages Collection: 20 litu banknote, 1991, Reverse

20 litu banknote, 1991, Reverse
DGA2587230 20 litu banknote, 1991, Reverse, Statue of Liberty and Vytautas War Museum in Kaunas, Lithuania, 20th century; (add.info.: 20 litu banknote, 1991, reverse)

Background imageWages Collection: 10 litu banknote, 1991, Obverse

10 litu banknote, 1991, Obverse
DGA2587227 10 litu banknote, 1991, Obverse, Steponas Darius (1896-1933) and Stasys Girenas (1893-1933), Lithuania, 20th century; (add.info.: 10 litu banknote, 1991, obverse)

Background imageWages Collection: 20 forint banknote, 1969, Obverse, Gyorgy Dozsa (1470-1514), Hungary, 20th century, Detail

20 forint banknote, 1969, Obverse, Gyorgy Dozsa (1470-1514), Hungary, 20th century, Detail
DGA2587216 20 forint banknote, 1969, Obverse, Gyorgy Dozsa (1470-1514), Hungary, 20th century, Detail; (add.info.: 20 fiorint banknote, 1969, obverse, Gyorgy Dozsa (1470-1514). Hungary, 20th century

Background imageWages Collection: 20 forint banknote, 1969, Reverse

20 forint banknote, 1969, Reverse
DGA2587215 20 forint banknote, 1969, Reverse, Man with hammer and ears of wheat, Hungary, 20th century; (add.info.: 20 fiorint banknote, 1969, reverse, man with hammer and ears of wheat)

Background imageWages Collection: 10000 lire banknote, 1948-1963

10000 lire banknote, 1948-1963
DGA2587147 10000 lire banknote, 1948-1963, Obverse, Seated female figures and shields of maritime republics of Genoa and Venice, Italy, 20th century

Background imageWages Collection: 1000 lire banknote, 1921, Banco di Napoli

1000 lire banknote, 1921, Banco di Napoli
DGA2586381 1000 lire banknote, 1921, Banco di Napoli, Obverse, Giambattista Vico (1668-1744), 18x10 cm, Italy, 20th century; Private Collection; (add.info.: 1000 lire banknote, 1921, Banco di Napoli)

Background imageWages Collection: 1000 lire cash bond, 1918, Cassa Veneta Prestiti, Reverse,16x11 cm, Italy, 20th century

1000 lire cash bond, 1918, Cassa Veneta Prestiti, Reverse,16x11 cm, Italy, 20th century
DGA2586372 1000 lire cash bond, 1918, Cassa Veneta Prestiti, Reverse,16x11 cm, Italy, 20th century; Private Collection; (add.info.: 1000 lire cash bond, 1918, Cassa Veneta Prestiti, reverse)

Background imageWages Collection: 5000 drachmas banknote, 1941, Obverse

5000 drachmas banknote, 1941, Obverse
DGA2586349 5000 drachmas banknote, 1941, Obverse, 15.5x8 cm, Ionian Islands (Greece) occupied by Italy, 20th century; Private Collection; (add.info.: 5000 drachmas banknote, 1941, obverse, 15.5x8 cm)

Background imageWages Collection: 5000 mark banknote, 1922, Obverse, Merchant Hans Imhof, 13x9 cm, Germany, 20th century

5000 mark banknote, 1922, Obverse, Merchant Hans Imhof, 13x9 cm, Germany, 20th century
DGA2586339 5000 mark banknote, 1922, Obverse, Merchant Hans Imhof, 13x9 cm, Germany, 20th century; Private Collection; (add.info.: 5000 mark banknote, 1922, obverse, the merchant Hans Imhof, 13x9 cm)

Background imageWages Collection: 100 francs (20 belgas) banknote

100 francs (20 belgas) banknote
DGA2586313 100 francs (20 belgas) banknote, 1931, Reverse, Carpenter working away at his workbench, Belgium, 20th century; Private Collection; (add.info.: 100 francs (20 belgas) banknote, 1931

Background imageWages Collection: 500 lire banknote, Banco di Napoli, 1911, Obverse. Italy, 20th century

500 lire banknote, Banco di Napoli, 1911, Obverse. Italy, 20th century
DGA2586383 500 lire banknote, Banco di Napoli, 1911, Obverse. Italy, 20th century; Private Collection; (add.info.: 500 lire banknote, Banco di Napoli, 1911, obverse. Italy, 20th century)

Background imageWages Collection: 5000 drachmas banknote, 1941, Reverse

5000 drachmas banknote, 1941, Reverse
DGA2586350 5000 drachmas banknote, 1941, Reverse, 15.5x8 cm, Ionian Islands (Greece) occupied by Italy, 20th century; Private Collection; (add.info.: 5000 drachmas banknote, 1941, reverse, 15.5x8 cm)

Background imageWages Collection: 5 kroner (crown) banknote, 1943

5 kroner (crown) banknote, 1943
DGA2586340 5 kroner (crown) banknote, 1943, Obverse, Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie (1778-1849), Cm 12.5x7, Norway, 20th century; Private Collection; (add.info.: 5 kroner (crown) banknote, 1943

Background imageWages Collection: 100 francs (20 belgas) banknote

100 francs (20 belgas) banknote
DGA2586312 100 francs (20 belgas) banknote, 1931, Obverse, King Albert I of Belgium (1875-1934) and Elisabeth queen of Belgium (1876-1965), Belgium

Background imageWages Collection: 25 guilder banknote, 1927, Obverse, Cm 17x10, Netherlands, 20th century

25 guilder banknote, 1927, Obverse, Cm 17x10, Netherlands, 20th century
DGA2586294 25 guilder banknote, 1927, Obverse, Cm 17x10, Netherlands, 20th century; Private Collection; (add.info.: 25 guilder banknote, 1927, obverse, cm 17x10. Netherlands, 20th century)

Background imageWages Collection: Infographic by W. B. Robinson in The Illustrated London News showing how higher wages for manual workers

Infographic by W. B. Robinson in The Illustrated London News showing how higher wages for manual workers, initiated during the First World War, had led to the high cost of living

Background imageWages Collection: Afghanistan 1000 One Thousand Afghani Bank Note

Afghanistan 1000 One Thousand Afghani Bank Note Afghanistan 1000 One Thousand Afghani Bank Note

Background imageWages Collection: Das Ende der Not, Vater kommt mit Geld oder sein Lohn nach Hause zur Familie

Das Ende der Not, Vater kommt mit Geld oder sein Lohn nach Hause zur Familie, Deutschland, Reproduktion eines Bildes, Holzschnitt aus dem Jahr 1881, digitalrestauriert, Historisch

Background imageWages Collection: Imperial dietary ordinance from 1639

Imperial dietary ordinance from 1639, Ferdinand III

Background imageWages Collection: Wage payment machine, historical illustration

Wage payment machine, historical illustration, wood engraving, circa 1888

Background imageWages Collection: Germany, Berlin, 3 November 1990

Germany, Berlin, 3 November 1990, Autonomous demonstration in East Berlin...on Alexanderplatz, police in front of election posters, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Germany, Berlin, 19 March 1991

Germany, Berlin, 19 March 1991, Publication of Stasi salary lists by the other party, sale at Schoenhauser Allee S-Bahn station, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Germany, Berlin, 19 March 1991

Germany, Berlin, 19 March 1991, Publication of Stasi salary lists by the other party, sale at Schoenhauser Allee S-Bahn station, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Germany, Berlin, 19 March 1991

Germany, Berlin, 19 March 1991, Publication of Stasi salary lists by the other party, sale at Schoenhauser Allee S-Bahn station, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Germany, Berlin, 19 March 1991

Germany, Berlin, 19 March 1991, Publication of Stasi salary lists by the other party, sale at Schoenhauser Allee S-Bahn station, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Germany, Berlin, 19 March 1991

Germany, Berlin, 19 March 1991, Publication of Stasi salary lists by the other party, sale at Schoenhauser Allee S-Bahn station, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Germany, Berlin, 19 March 1991

Germany, Berlin, 19 March 1991, Publication of Stasi salary lists by the other party, sale at Schoenhauser Allee S-Bahn station, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: More than 40, 000 students from all parts of the Federal Republic of Germany demonstrated for more education funding

More than 40, 000 students from all parts of the Federal Republic of Germany demonstrated for more education funding (Bafoeg) and their concerns in Dortmund, Germany, on 12 June 1975, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: The 1990 IG Metall warning strike at Hoesch AG was directed at the employers

The 1990 IG Metall warning strike at Hoesch AG was directed at the employers, demanding higher wages but also a reduction in working hours, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Steelworkers at Orenstein & paddock gathered for a spontaneous strike for wages behind the gates of their factory in

Steelworkers at Orenstein & paddock gathered for a spontaneous strike for wages behind the gates of their factory in 1982, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Steelworkers at Orenstein & paddock gathered for a spontaneous strike for wages behind the gates of their factory in

Steelworkers at Orenstein & paddock gathered for a spontaneous strike for wages behind the gates of their factory in 1982, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Steelworkers at Orenstein & paddock gathered for a spontaneous strike for wages behind the gates of their factory in

Steelworkers at Orenstein & paddock gathered for a spontaneous strike for wages behind the gates of their factory in 1982, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Steelworkers at Orenstein & paddock gathered for a spontaneous strike for wages behind the gates of their factory in

Steelworkers at Orenstein & paddock gathered for a spontaneous strike for wages behind the gates of their factory in 1982, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Steelworkers at Orenstein & paddock gathered for a spontaneous strike for wages behind the gates of their factory in

Steelworkers at Orenstein & paddock gathered for a spontaneous strike for wages behind the gates of their factory in 1982, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Steelworkers at Orenstein & paddock gathered for a spontaneous strike for wages behind the gates of their factory in

Steelworkers at Orenstein & paddock gathered for a spontaneous strike for wages behind the gates of their factory in 1982, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Steelworkers at Orenstein & paddock gathered for a spontaneous strike for wages behind the gates of their factory in

Steelworkers at Orenstein & paddock gathered for a spontaneous strike for wages behind the gates of their factory in 1982, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Steelworkers at Orenstein & paddock gathered for a spontaneous strike for wages behind the gates of their factory in

Steelworkers at Orenstein & paddock gathered for a spontaneous strike for wages behind the gates of their factory in 1982, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Steelworkers at Orenstein & paddock gathered for a spontaneous strike for wages behind the gates of their factory in

Steelworkers at Orenstein & paddock gathered for a spontaneous strike for wages behind the gates of their factory in 1982, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Steelworkers at Orenstein & paddock gathered for a spontaneous strike for wages behind the gates of their factory in

Steelworkers at Orenstein & paddock gathered for a spontaneous strike for wages behind the gates of their factory in 1982, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Steelworkers at Orenstein & paddock gathered for a spontaneous strike for wages behind the gates of their factory in

Steelworkers at Orenstein & paddock gathered for a spontaneous strike for wages behind the gates of their factory in 1982, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: The IG Metall (union for metal) (engineering and electronics)

The IG Metall (union for metal) (engineering and electronics) opposed an insufficient increase in wages with a protest in Muehlheim on 6.4.1981, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: The IG Metall (union for metal) (engineering and electronics)

The IG Metall (union for metal) (engineering and electronics) opposed an insufficient increase in wages with a protest in Muehlheim on 6.4.1981, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: The IG Metall (union for metal) (engineering and electronics)

The IG Metall (union for metal) (engineering and electronics) opposed an insufficient increase in wages with a protest in Muehlheim on 6.4.1981, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: The IG Metall (union for metal) (engineering and electronics)

The IG Metall (union for metal) (engineering and electronics) opposed an insufficient increase in wages with a protest in Muehlheim on 6.4.1981, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: The IG Metall (union for metal) (engineering and electronics)

The IG Metall (union for metal) (engineering and electronics) opposed an insufficient increase in wages with a protest in Muehlheim on 6.4.1981, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: The IG Metall (union for metal) (engineering and electronics)

The IG Metall (union for metal) (engineering and electronics) opposed an insufficient increase in wages with a protest in Muehlheim on 6.4.1981, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: The IG Metall (union for metal) (engineering and electronics)

The IG Metall (union for metal) (engineering and electronics) opposed an insufficient increase in wages with a protest in Muehlheim on 6.4.1981, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: The IG Metall (union for metal) (engineering and electronics)

The IG Metall (union for metal) (engineering and electronics) opposed an insufficient increase in wages with a protest in Muehlheim on 6.4.1981, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: The IG Metall (union for metal) (engineering and electronics)

The IG Metall (union for metal) (engineering and electronics) opposed an insufficient increase in wages with a protest in Muehlheim on 6.4.1981, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: The IG Metall (union for metal) (engineering and electronics)

The IG Metall (union for metal) (engineering and electronics) opposed an insufficient increase in wages with a protest in Muehlheim on 6.4.1981, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: IG Metall warning strike in dispute over pay scale on 17

IG Metall warning strike in dispute over pay scale on 17.3.1981 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: IG Metall warning strike in dispute over pay scale on 17

IG Metall warning strike in dispute over pay scale on 17.3.1981 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: IG Metall warning strike in dispute over pay scale on 17

IG Metall warning strike in dispute over pay scale on 17.3.1981 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: IG Metall warning strike in dispute over pay scale on 17

IG Metall warning strike in dispute over pay scale on 17.3.1981 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05

Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05.03.1981 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05

Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05.03.1981 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05

Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05.03.1981 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05

Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05.03.1981 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05

Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05.03.1981 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05

Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05.03.1981 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05

Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05.03.1981 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05

Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05.03.1981 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05

Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05.03.1981 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05

Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05.03.1981 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05

Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05.03.1981 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05

Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05.03.1981 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05

Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05.03.1981 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05

Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05.03.1981 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05

Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05.03.1981 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05

Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05.03.1981 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05

Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05.03.1981 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05

Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05.03.1981 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05

Warning strike by IG Metall in the collective bargaining dispute at Orenstein & paddock on 05.03.1981 in Dortmund, Germany, Europe

Background imageWages Collection: In front of and in the regional labour court

In front of and in the regional labour court, 29 woman and their relatives fought for equal pay in their company, the photo producer Heinz in Gelsenkirchen, for equal pay

Background imageWages Collection: In front of and in the regional labour court

In front of and in the regional labour court, 29 woman and their relatives fought for equal pay in their company, the photo producer Heinz in Gelsenkirchen, for equal pay



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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Wages: A Historical Struggle for Fairness and Equality" Throughout history, the issue has been at the forefront of numerous social and political movements. From the National coal strike in 1912, where miners demanded better pay and working conditions, to Welsh women road builders in South Wales who fought for equal wages during challenging times. The official wording of an Apprenticeship Indenture highlighted the importance of fair compensation for labor. It was leaders like A. J. Cook who led the miners' strike in 1926 and again in 1938, standing up against exploitation by mine-owners. Even events across continents were marked by wage-related protests. In Africa's Libya, workers took a stand against unfair treatment. Meanwhile, striking beauty workers raised their voices demanding just remuneration for their skills. Looking back to Lancashire cotton mill workers' wages in 1793 reveals a long-standing struggle for economic justice within industries. The letter from Harland & Wolff to Mrs. A. W Frost exemplifies how employers communicated with employees regarding their earnings. In more recent times, campaigns such as NUPE and GMBATU's school meals campaign in Croydon shed light on ongoing efforts to ensure fair compensation for essential work. A powerful cartoon titled "A Pretty Penny in the Slot" depicted Baldwin asking John Bull for national investment in mines after mine-owners reduced worker's wages - illustrating how disputes over they have always sparked protest and industrial action throughout history. From past struggles to present-day battles, it is clear that discussions surrounding they can deeply rooted within society's fabric. The fight continues as people strive towards a future where fairness prevails over exploitation – ensuring that every individual receives just compensation for their labor.

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