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
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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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