CO129-623-1 Rubber Industry- report and correspondence on the labour situation 1-4-1950 - 31-1-1951 — Page 25

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C. O.

Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

DRAFT.

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Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. S.

Minister of State

Secretary of State

Your Reference.......

ranged from 89 a day to $2.50. In March these

were

increased to 89.30 and $3.10. respectively

parallel increases in the intermediate

daily paid

factory

closed

at

these increased rates.

wages

with

grades when the were still being paid

workers were still

Kang

The workers are divided between too uncons

the

Hong

lubber Shoe Workers' Union and the Hong Kong

Kowloon Rubber and Plastic Workers' General Union. The

first of these, which dain's fartery of 100 workers,

You is one

to the Hong Kong

and

a

membership in the

of the union's affiliated

and Kowloon Trades Union Council

(right wing). The second, which claums 400 workers, is

FURTHER ACTION.

affiliated to the Hong Kong which is left wing.

Federation

Trade Unions

naturally

There has been considerable

rivalry between these unions, though the

difference in political buttock how not been

psomment

In

the Chanman and the Secretary of

даву

The I.C.F.T.U.

delegation

Colle

Ballay

and M. Krane)

I invited