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Thursday, July 12, 1973
TWO DISPUTES SEITLED
The dispute involving 320 workers of a Kwun Tong plastics factory
which closed down late last month has now been settled.
It began on June 30 when the Plastics Manufacturing Corporation Ltd
closed without prior notice to its workers.
After a series of five conciliation meetings arranged by the Labour
Relations Service of the Labour Department at 'Kwun Tong, the management and
the workers agreed to the payment of a total of about $150,000 to the workers.
An agreement was signed this afternoon in the San Po Kong office
of the Labour Relations Service in the presence of Labour Officer Mr. Donald
Chan Sui-tung.
Under the terms of the settlement, monthly-paid workers will get
a month's pay and daily-paid workers will get seven days' pay in lieu of
notice.
The workers will also be paid pro-rata year-end bonuses, and
ex-gratia payments on a sliding scale tied to their length of service.
The money will be paid over to the workers on Saturday in the presence
of officers of the Labour Relations Service at its San Po Kong office.
Another dispute was also settled today. This one involved the
Backing of 14 workers by Vianini SP, one of the major contractors of the High
Island Water Scheme.
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