NEWOCLIP/APCUT
THE GUARDIAN
Daily
(Circ. 282,789)
3 - MAR 1970
Protect
at night
shifts ེ ི་བར་གང
N12170-P
By CYRIL LEACH
Protests against "the growing hreat of Hongkong's low-wage exports" are mounting since bermission was given by the for Government dongkong
women to work night shifts in 'actories.
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Mr H. J. Gilton, general Unira ecretary of the Naush
and andweer of Hosiery Workers, who recently sent a lelegation to... How DODE. formosa, and Japan, Zea wat a elter of protest to Ired deeps erd, Minister of Sold $2,1he Foreign
ComaDavebita,
office.
and
"We are aları by thi "eversal of policy,
wid yesterday.
per cent of the y
the clothing indul la bibat
song is feinale.
women aged 18 and energy-
normally work only bet 8.10, and 8 p.m., but with approval of the Commis
of ¡abour, one hong's av
was allowed up to 0 p.m.".
Me Jack Greenhalgh, & tre tary of the Federation
of Textile
Garment Workers, atli permission for womea to pa ba night shifts in longhị foc tories had been givvü fer à izini period from March 1, 1970, until June 30, 1971.
"But I believe that once permission has been granted it will be permanent. It g025100 that the Labour Commissioner, who at first refused pormizizo, is free to change his mlad WİCT pressurised by inter vinlin do so, I claiin tf equal h to bring premach un biz tớ revert to his previous decision and not allow' women workers to go on night shifts.
Women workers are cun posed to sign, a drtumeid agree- ing to go on night shifi. DA most of them are illitero?n end they would be sacked it they refuse to sign."
The International Texlile and Garment Workers' Federation s calling on its 57 amlisted inions, representing 3.5 million vorkers in 36 countries, to bring >ressure on their Governments o ban imports of Ilongkorę goods unless the colony imposes 'more humane" working condi ions.
In its official 'report,' the that observed felegation Formosa could be a preater direat to the huejmy z kalt
wear industry in the Wedert World and the USA than ilong kong, since wage: Kas there were lower, the educational systemu was better.
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