co-operation between the two is out of the question.
Divided politically,
and further separated by differenses of dialect, the number of unions has
grown beyond practical needs. Attempts to improve the trade union
structure have failed in spite of the Hong Kong Government's efforts
to
to promote trade union education, and the efforts of some international
trade union organisations.
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5. The rivalry between right and left wing unions coupled with their
failure to get down to genuine industrial activity, creates difficulties in
the matter of their recognition, and many employers are reluctant to
accord recognition Attempts at Government conciliation were frustrated
last year by the refusal of the communist unions to recognise that
Government had a real part to play in labour relations.
nevertheless Other
methods of improving labour (management relations are improvement of conciliation machinery and a strenghtening of the
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Hours of Work
6. There
There are no legal restrictions on the hours of work for men although
most work 10 hours a day or less. Employers
Employers are obliged to provide six
annual holidays a year and a sickness allowance of up to 12 days a year.
Regulations made under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance
in respect of women and young persons provide for maximum daily hours,
limited overtime, weekly rest days and rest periods. Yo
Young persons between
the ages of 14 and 16 years may not work more than 8 hours a day (48 hours
a week) with a break of 1 hour after 5 hours continuous work. Night
underground work by women and young persons in industry is prohibited
and employers must grant women and young persons in industry a weekly day
of rest.
7.
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The long hours which women and children were permitted to work in
has been Hong Kong industries used to be a source of severe criticism in and outside
of Parliament in this country and overseas. Partly as a result of pressureȧ
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from H.M.G., the Hong Kong Government introduced last December a 4 year phased
programme of reduction in the working hours of women and young persons, so
that from a maximum of 60 hours per week in 1967 they will be reduced to a
maximum of 48 hours per week on the 1st December, 1971. The first reduction
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