WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1976
GOOD WELFARE FACILITIES CONDUCIVE TO HAPPY LABOUR RELATIONS
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THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. IAN PRICE, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT GOOD WELFARE FACILITIES AND ATTRACTIVE WORKING CONDITIONS IN FACTORIES PAVED THE WAY FOR HAPPY LABOUR RELATIONS AND REDUCED EXCESSIVE TURNOVER OF LABOUR.
HE MADE THESE COMMENTS AFTER VISITING CASEY DIAMONDS LIMITED IN WONG CHUK HANG, ABERDEEN, IT WAS THE FIRST OF HIS REGULAR +KEEPING UP-TO-DATE+ VISITS TO INDUSTRY THIS YEAR.
MR. PRICE, AFTER A TOUR OF THE FACTORY, SAID HE WAS IMPRESSED BY THE WELFARE FACILITIES WHICH THE COMPANY PROVIDED FOR ITS EMPLOYEES.
IN ADDITION TO THE NORMAL YEAR-END BONUS, THE COMPANY OFFERS A +GOOD ATTENDANCE BONUS+ TO WORKERS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ABSENT FROM WORK DURING A MONTH.
OTHER BENEFITS INCLUDE A FREE MEAL, FREE TRANSPORT, CANTEEN FACILITIES AND SOCIAL FUNCTIONS ORGANISED BY THE MANAGEMENT.
MR. PRICE OBSERVED THAT THESE BENEFITS, AS WELL AS THE GOOD WAGE STRUCTURE IN THE COMPANY, HAD CONTRIBUTED TO THE SMOOTH RUNNING OF THE FACTORY, WHERE THERE HAD BEEN VIRTUALLY NO LABOUR TURNOVER SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1973.
HE COMMENTED FAVOURABLY ON THE FACT THAT THERE HAD BEEN ONLY ONE MINOR ACCIDENT IN THE FACTORY SINCE 1973.
MR. PRICE SAID: +IT IS GOOD TO SEE MORE FIRMS IN HONG KONG DISPLAYING A SOUND AND RESPONSIBLE ROLE IN THE PREVENTION OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS.+
THE FACTORY POLISHES RAW DIAMONDS BY USING AUTOMATIC POLISHING MACHINES - THE FIRST OF THEIR KIND IN THE FAR EAST.
ITS PRODUCTS ARE MAINLY EXPORTED TO JAPAN, SINGAPORE, U.S.A., EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST AND PARTLY FOR THE LOCAL MARKET.
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