CO129-623-1 Rubber Industry- report and correspondence on the labour situation 1-4-1950 - 31-1-1951 — Page 24

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in the

steady

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decline in

Both these causes

have contributed towards a

business

dosing down of the factory

circumstances Litt to

very

difficult for the workers to

culminating described later, it to dbrandy

In Man

of this long

understand and appreciate that the Sudden closure of

established and well reputed factory is not

but the result of economic difficultice

Examination

a

bightening

lock out

that between

the factories books

proves

wao

a

steady

decline in the

Mauch and August 1950 there

numbe

of

workers

employed

So that between 300 and 400

workers had left the factory by July. 30 to 40 workers were

laid off

in

May

of

but apart from this there is no evidence

season to doubt the managements"

any laying off and there is

is 110

statement that those who left

the decline in the amount

could be earned on a piece

8

did so

д

their

own

free will, because

business reduced the amount which

although

work basis, Aldrigh

piece work remained unaltered. The

management

the rates

for

admit that

they made some attempts to reduce

between March and July

guly they

the number of

workers in order to provide fuller employment

the remainder. These attempts were resisted

by

the workers

who prefered to accept lower earnings so as to maintain

Continuous employment

amplayment for

for all. By

of piece worker was

the end of July

If July the majority

working about 3 hours daily.

only working

Iriai to March 1950, the

wages

of daily-paid workers

hanged

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