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TELEGRAM NO 137
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51
9 MARCH 1970
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NIGHT WORK FOR WOMEN.
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MESSRS. GREENHALGH, PENDERGAST AND GIBSON, REPRESENTATIVES
OF TEXTILE WORKERS UNIONS ARE TO CALL ON THE MINISTER ON 17 MARCH.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT THEY WILL WISH TO RAISE THE MATTER OF THE
EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN ON NIGHT SHIFT IN INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS.
WE SHOULD THEREFORE BE GRATEFUL FOR THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
BY CLOSE OF PLAY ON 12 MARCH.
(A) HOW MANY WOMEN SUPERVISORS WERE EMPLOYED AT NIGHT AS AT
28 FEBRUARY 1970 ? HOW MANY FACTORIES EMPLOYED SUCH WOMEN ?
B) HOW MANY APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BOTH BEFORE AND SINCE
1 MARCH FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN AT NIGHT IN A NON-SUPER-
VISORY ROLE. WHAT ARE THE CORRRESPONDING FIGURES FOR APPLICATIONS
GRANTED AND APPLICATIONS UNDER CONSIDERATION:
(C) HOW MANY EMPLOYEES ARE INVOLVED IN THE APPLICATIONS UNDER
EACH HEAD:
(D) HOW MANY OF THE APPLICATIONS RELATE TO TEXTILE FACTORIES
AND WHAT IS THE PROPORTION OF THE NUMBERS OF WOMEN TEXTILE
AND GARMENT WORKERS FOR WHOM APPLICATION HAS BEEN MADE
RELATIVE TO THE TOTAL OF WOMEN EMPLOYEES IN THE INDUSTRY.
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