Tuesday, November 28, 1972
GROWTH OF WOMAN MEMBERSHIP IN TRADE UNIONS
Membership of woman unionists in Hong Kong has been on the upward
trend during the past 10 years, and the last three years have seen a
particularly sharp increase.
The 1971-72 annual report of the Registrar of Trade Unions shows
there were a total of 31,679 in employees' unions and 1,249 in employers'
unions.
This figure, compared with the previous year's total of 27,399 including 25,891 in employees' unions, represents an increas of 4,280.
In 1969, there were 22,853 woman members including 21,483 in
employees' unions, while in 1962, there were only 17,782 woman members
in employees' unions.
According to the 1971-72 annual report, there were altogether 336
unions with 233,113 members on the register at the end of 1971, compared with 334 unions with 208,274 members in the previous year.
Of these, 276 were employees' unions with 221,619 members; 48 were
employers' associations with 5,441 members; and 12 were mixed unions of
employees and employers with 6,053 members.
During the period under review, five new unions were registered and
three voluntarily applied for cancellation of registration because of
recession in the trade and decreasing membership.
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