The second
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major
amendment
proposed by the
Government is that we can extend the period of employment
for women from 8.00 pm to 11.00 pm.
to 11.00 pm? That is almost midnight?
Why do you extend it
According to the
Adminstration,
it is because
shift-time workers are already working to 11.00 pm and
this is widely accepted. Therefore, it
it is not necessary
to restrict the time allowed for non-shift workers to 8.00
pm. But you have to know one fact shift workers only
takes up a small percentage of the whole workforce.
According to the figures at 30 September 1987, only 23,115
women are working on shift and this is only 5.4 per cent
of the workforce. Only 404 industrial undertakings have
women working on shift and this is 1.4 per cent of the
Permission for shift work has to be obtained
workforce.
from the
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Commissioner for Labour and shift work must
comply with the regulations laid down for women and young
mishe
persons and these include for example, special plants and
equipment. I do not think the Government has given a very
satisfactory explanation as to why the hours Of work
between shift and non-shift workers should fully.
Taily.
Extending the working hours to 11.00 pm may
NOW
adversely affect the life pattern and social activities of
The Government has not looked at this.
actually the women may have to be asked to work on two
women.