[601B] Wt. 36325/814 50m. 1/49 C.N.Ld. 748
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Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
DRAFT.
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Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. S.
Minister of State
Secretary of State
Your Reference.......
ranged from 89 a day to $2.50. In March these
were
increased to 89.30 and $3.10. respectively
parallel increases in the intermediate
daily paid
factory
closed
at
these increased rates.
wages
with
grades when the were still being paid
workers were still
Kang
The workers are divided between too uncons
the
Hong
lubber Shoe Workers' Union and the Hong Kong
Kowloon Rubber and Plastic Workers' General Union. The
first of these, which dain's fartery of 100 workers,
You is one
to the Hong Kong
and
a
membership in the
of the union's affiliated
and Kowloon Trades Union Council
(right wing). The second, which claums 400 workers, is
FURTHER ACTION.
affiliated to the Hong Kong which is left wing.
Federation
Trade Unions
naturally
There has been considerable
rivalry between these unions, though the
difference in political buttock how not been
psomment
In
the Chanman and the Secretary of
даву
The I.C.F.T.U.
delegation
Colle
Ballay
and M. Krane)
I invited