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LA VAY, HOVINDER 19, 1974.
MORE WOMEN JOIN TRADE UNIONS
HONG KONG'S WOMEN WORKERS ARE BECC11G HORE ACTIVE IN THE TRADE UNION MOVEMENT.
AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, 51,625 UCLEN VÆRE HENDERS OF EMPLOYEES' UNIONS, AN INCREASE OF 13,074 OVER THE 1972 FIGURE WHILE 367 WERE IN EMPLOYERS' UNIONS AN) 1,03) IN HIXED ORGANIZATIONS.
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IN 1962, LESS THAN 18,000 VCHEN WERE INVOLVED IN TRADE UNIONS.
ACCORDING TO THE REGISTRAR OF TRADE CHICUS, HR, TSANG TAT-SING, MOST VODEN TRADE UNIONISTS CALLE FAR. THE MANUFACTUR HIG INDUSTRIES, ESPECIALLY THE 18THE AND LOYS APPAREL. INDUSTRIES, THE COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES CROC.6, AND THE ACRICULTURAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES.
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ON THE WHOLE, TRADE UNIONS HAVE DION STEADILY EXPANDING THE OVERALL DECLARED LENDERSHIP AT THE DCF LAST YEAR AMOUNTING TO 305,721 --- 44,792 OVER THE 1972 FIOMA, ME CLARESPONDING FIGURE FOR 1971 WAS 253,113.
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AT THE END OF 1973, THERE VERE 913 RËNISTERED TRADE UNIONS, INCLUDING 234 EPLOYEES' UNIIG. VITI AU OVERALL MEMBERSHIP OF 295,7554 44 EL.PLOYERS" ASSOCIATIONS GULRPRISING 4,939 LL.BERS- AND 12 NIXCD EWLOYER-EI „-LOVES ORGANIZATIONS WITH 6,047 MENDERS.
COMMENTING ON LIAISON BETWEEN TRADE UNIONS AND THE REGISTRY OF TRADE UNIONS, HR. 1SANG LOTED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A GOOD TWO-WAY FLOW.
EFFORTS WERE BEING HADE BY THE DEPARTHEIT, HE SAID, TO KEEP IN CONSTANT TOUCH WITH VARIOUS TRADE UNIONS.
APART FROM INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED WITH TRADE UNIONS OFFICIALS ON UNION MATTERS, STAFF OF HIS DEPARTUENT CARRY OUT PERIODIC VISITS TO VARIOUS TRADE UNION PRENSES AND THEIR DRANCHES AS A ROUTINE EXERCISE TO INSPEST BUTTON ACCOUNT DOOKS AND REGISTERS OF NEIDERS.
THESE INSPECTIONS ARE MAINLY TO ENSURE, IN THE INTEREST OF THE ORDINARY HENDERS, THAT UNION FULLIG ARE FULLY AND ACCURATELY ACCOUNTED FOR ALD, MOKE INUKTAINLY, TO FOSTER BETTER MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING.
+WHERE NECESSARY, WE OFFER ON-TIJE-SPOT PRACTICAL ADVICE TO UNION OFFICÍALS AND HIDERS ALIKE TO REMEDY ANY ACCOUNTING OR ADMINISTRATIVE DEFECTS DETECTED. AT THE SAME VKTIME, WE MAKE USE OF THE VISITS TO ACHIEVE A DETTER COCIUNICATION WITH THE UNIONS AND KNOW THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE AND CONSTITUTIONAL FROLLERS, IF ANY, HE SAID.
/+THE VISITS