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My dear Lord Shepherd,
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when I heard the first announcement
that maximum working homes of women:
person
were to be
reduced, over a 44 year period, from 66 house per week to 4E, I was
pleased & encouraged.
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But when I inter learned that
moscimum permitted hours) orentine tot were to be increased, gradually, 100 in 1967, to 300 in 1971 I was indeed distressed I one step back. it was two steps forward.
from
aimed at
I reducing overtime unchanged.
It would have been more honest to have
the 10 hom day to a 9 hour day
& leane
but would appen that even after bec. 1971 it will be easily possible for to be workest (legally) 60 hours per week for a half of each
you
women persons.
year.
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It is ludicrous to embody in legislatim
hours per year (350 m young persons 300 hours per yea permission to work women
• a year. special cases) - this is 12 hours per week for 2 5 weeks
If in It makes a farce of overtime provisions, I know () no county the world which makes much legal provision. It would appear that the Hong trong legislators (mostly wealthy persons in industry.
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