CO129-623-1 Rubber Industry- report and correspondence on the labour situation 1-4-1950 - 31-1-1951 — Page 22

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a

General Manager and a

Factory Manager.

inffered considerable damage during

after Hong Kong

was

the factory

the was

years

and

liberated, much rehabilitation work

had to be carried out. This work was completed in 1949.

Ир

16 March 1950

the

factory

was

1500

ما

1600 persons;

but between March and

emplaying between

August

this

number

was

reduced

to between

1100 to 100. It

is estimated

that

80% of the workers

ale

employed

On

a

piece work basis. and the remainder

Ou

a

daily wage

basis.

No workers are

employed

ou

monthly

terms.

The factory

Las

always been noted.

for

the

high

standard

of

its products and

for

for

methodo

Wage

rates,

its businesslike

both th prece work and daily

work,

been above

been lower than

neve

have usually

have

has been

kucon always

welfare of the

at the

to show interest in the

workers

many

factory for a long of the products of

tinie.

of whom have been employed

the

factory, it " stated

average.

for the industry. They

average.

The management