Shoes, Leather (Foreign style).
Apprentices. 16-18 years old
Men. Men's shoes
Women's
147
$.30-$1.00 a month with free board and lodging estimated at $6-8 a month. Clothes supplied once a year. Apprenticeship three years.
$.60-$1.00 a pair.
$.40- .70
12
Average output three pairs in two days.
$4-$30-board and lodging.
Stocking Knitting.
Males, monthly
Females-piece work
Sugar Refinery. (European control).
Senior Chinese Staff
Permanent male workers, fitters &c.
2
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$.25-.50 a day.
6-8 p.m., time
and half.
$75-$100 a month. $1.20 daily average.
fitters coolies ...
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6 hours shifts.
No work on
Sundays.
Skilled males $18.00 average per month
Unskilled,, $16.50
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27
32
All females, flat rate of $10.40 a month-No work on Sundays; Hospital expenses due to accidents on duty paid.
Sweet Makers.
Male workers
Female
Tin Can Makers.
$4-820 а month-board and
lodging.
piece work
$.20-.50 a day.
Skilled male labour
Ordinary male labour-average
Females
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Piece work-monthly average...... Accommodation and board for apprentices.
$80-$100 (including late work).
$24.70 a month.
$28.60 for night work.
$.25-.40 a day. (6-8 p.m., time
and half).
$11.50 to $14.50.
Tobacco Workers (Cigarette makers) (Chinese control).
Permanent male workers
Daily
32
$34-100 a month.
$.80
Hospital expenses paid and medicine provided.
Permanent female workers
Daily workers
Daily ordinary worker
37
pieceworkers
$28.50-$45 a month.
$.80 a day.
$.30-.50 a day.
$.30-.65
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