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Mr Wilford
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NIGHT WORK FOR WOMEN
1. The attached brief has been prepared at the request of Mr Wilford.
2. I recommend that this be discussed with Sir Murray MacLehose.
14 June 1971
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1. In his saving despatch to the Governor, No. 13 of 9
January 1970, the Secretary of State agreed there was no
objection to the extended use of the powers to grant permission
for adult women to work at night by means of selective
exemptions under Section 7(4) of the Factories and Industrial
Undertakings Ordinance (Cap 59).
2. As a result, the Commissioner of Labour was authorised
to consider applications from managements of selected
industrial undertakings to employ women at night for a trial
period beginning on 1 March 1970 and ending on 30 June 1971.
Managements were required to observe certain general conditions
applicable to all industrial undertakings and any special
conditions required in respect of individual factories; and
it was made clear at the time that (as stated in paragraph 3
of the Governor's saving despatch No. 275 of 4 March 1970) "the
scheme would be reviewed in about 12 months' time to determine
whether or not to extend it beyond June 1971 so that adequate
warning could be given if it was decided to terminate the
experiment".
3.
In his saving despatch No. 361 of 11 May 1971 the Governor
reported that the Commissioner of Labour had completed a
review of the scheme. He said that the Commissioner was
satisfied that the scheme had been of some help in meeting
a shortage of industrial labour, that a shortage was likely to
persist and that the scheme would help to meet an anticipated
shortage in the future. The Commissioner accordingly proposed
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