SINGAPORE
CONFIDENTIAL
CYPHER/CAT A
PRIORITY H.C. SINGAPORE
TO
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELNO 1101
28 NOVEMBER 1969
CONFIDENTIAL
FOLLOWING FOR FOGGAN FROM ACLEN
YOUR TELNO. 9823. SIC 290271 37
FIGURES YOU REQUESTED ARE: (A) NATIONAL UMICONDUCTOR LTD 60 FEMALES ON EACH OF ROTATING THREE SHIFT SYSTEM CHANGING WEEKLY., (B) TEXAS INSTRUMENTS LTD. 40 FEMALES ON EACH OF ROTATING THREE
SHIFT SYSTEM CHANGING WEEKLY
(C) FAIRCHILD SINGAPORE GRANTED PERMIT TO EMPLOY FEMALES ON NIGHT
SHIFT LAST MAY BEFORE COMMENCED RECRUITING. OPERATE TWO ROTATING DAY SHIFTS (CHANGING EVERY 8 WEEKS) AND PERMANENT NIGHT SHIFT. PRESENT
FIGURES 280 FEMALES ON EACH OF DAY SHIFTS AND 150 FEMALES ON MIGHT
SHIFT. WAS PERMITTED TO OPERATE REGULAR NIGHT SHIFT BECAUSE WOULD
RECRUIT SPECIALLY FOR IT, NOT TRANSFERRING PRESENT WORKERS TO IT.
2. ALL THREE FIRMS ARE STILL
RECRUITING. IT IS BELIEVED EACH HAS
NEGOTIATED EXTRA BONUS FOR MIGHT SHIFT BUT DETAILS NOT AVAILABLE.
3.
NO SPECIAL INSPECTION UNDERTAKEN BEYOND NORMAL FACTORY ACTS
INSPECTION. SOME OF LARGEST FIRMS ARE PROVIDING CANTEEN FACILITIES
BUT ARE NOT REQUIRED TO DO SO. USUAL CUSTOM WHICH CONTINUES MOSTLY,
IS FOR WORKERS TO BRING OWN FOOD AND EAT AT WORK BENCH OR CN STEPS AND SURROUNDS OF BUILDING IN SOME CASES CANTEEN FACILITIES ARE LITTLE
MORE THAN SEPARATE ROOM OR OPENS IDED LEAN - TO WHERE SOFT DRINKS
ARE SOLD AND WORKERS TAKE OWN FOOD. THE WEATHER IS OF COURSE WARMER
THAN IN HONG KONG AND CANTEENS WOULD PRESENT PROBLEMS IN MULTI-RACIAL
MULTI-RELIGION SOCIETY.
SIR A. DE LA MARE
FILES
O.L.A.
COPY TO:
MISS RYLANDS,
HONG KONG DEPT. MR. WILFORD
DEPT. OF EMPLOYMENT & PRODUCTIVITY
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