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Ordinance of Labourers 1349 : ウィキペディア英語版 | Ordinance of Labourers 1349 The Ordinance of Labourers 1349 is often considered to be the start of English labour law.〔Employment Law: Cases and Materials. Rothstein, Liebman. Sixth Edition, Foundation Press. Page 20.〕 Specifically, it fixed wages and imposed price controls; required all those under the age of 60 to work; prohibited the enticing away of another's servants; and other terms. ==Background== The ordinance was issued in response to the 1348−1350 outbreak of the Black Death in England.〔Cartwright, Frederick F. 1991. ''Disease and History''. New York: Barnes & Noble. pp. 32-46.〕 During this outbreak, an estimated 30−40% of the population died.〔(What was the Economy Like After the Black Death? ) ''The Plague and England'', Cardiff University. Retrieved on April 11, 2009.〕 The decline in population left surviving workers in great demand in the agricultural economy of Britain.〔 Landowners had to face the choice of raising wages to compete for workers or letting their lands go unused. Wages for labourers rose and translated into inflation across the economy as goods became more expensive to produce. The wealthy elites suffered under the sudden economic shift. Difficulties in hiring labour created frustration. John Gower commented on post-plague labourers: "they are sluggish, they are scarce, and they are grasping. For the very little they do they demand the highest pay."〔 On the other hand, while some workers suffered from increasing prices, others benefited from the higher wages they could command during this period of labour shortage. The law was issued by King Edward III of England on 18 June 1349.
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