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BACKGROUND BOZE
No information is available about Commanist China, Cambodia
Horth Vietnam and Borth Torea since they are not lembers of the I.L.OS
2. of 24 Asian States
bern of the I.l.0. 15 have reported
esser exnept for
legislation limiting hours of work.
China (Taiwan) maximam hours even for san are lower than for women
and young people in Hong Kong. It is, of ecurme, possible that
of the sing who have not reported (of which the biggest is Indonesia)
nay countenanes long hours of wes
overtime
those under 16.
3. The Hong Kong legislation relates only to women and young people and provides an 8-bour day, a 48-hour week and a complete ban on
limits for women and young pacale
over 16 are 10 hours daily, 60 weekly, but overtime may be worked up
to 6 hours in
weeks in the year, subject to
aximum of 100 hours. Extreets fra the actual report te
frem Hong Kong are aitseked as an Annes,
week for
I.L.0
Chima (Taiwan) restricts young people's hours to 8 daily and
those for adults (non as well as women) to 8 daily "in prinsiplə"
whilst permitting 10 daily.