sub-subcontracting

Updated: May 12, 2025

But as compared with cutters, basters, and operators the finishers both before and since the strike had always been paid relatively below their deserts. Wages were lowered, not only by the unstandardized rates prevalent through the sub-subcontracting system, but also by the practice of sending hand-finishing out of the factories and shops to be done at home.

Sue Ainslie Clark - Making Both Ends Meet : The income and outlay of New York working girls