CO129-623-1 Rubber Industry- report and correspondence on the labour situation 1-4-1950 - 31-1-1951 — Page 60

[456B] Wt. 32483 800 100m. 11/48 C.N.Ld. 748

C. O.

Mr. Fairclough

Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

12/5

Foggon 13/5 Side botham 13/1 Emanuel 177's

DRAFT.

Cotton and 17/5/29 BAT

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. S.

Minister of State

Secretary of State

Your Reference C.R. E. 3872/50.

59

For Mr. Emanuel's signature.

MISS M.W. DENNEHY,

BOARD OF TRADE,

MILLBANK,

S.W.1.

Copy of Question and Answer on 54486/PQ1/49

Copy of table a Serial No. 30 in Table 2 on page 65 of the 1948/49 Labour Department

Report.

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were fuct that ware

балет

are

14

lover in ivory Kerg

(nâu in this country wońc

not be

arded

A^

evidenc

i sureating

Dear Miss Dennehy,

Since receiving your letter of

the 17th April about labour conditions

in the rubber footwear industry in

hat a to search Hong Kong we have been looking around-

in the office and have succeeded in

finding underthing some information which I

trust will sufficiently answer your

questions (a), (b), (c) and (d) without our

having to trouble the Governor on the

matter.

With regard to your question (a),

it is somewhat difficult to decide

whether an industry is

"sweated" or not

FURTHER ACTION.

unless one has a fairly accurate

definition of what the term means;

certainly it would have widely different

meanings in Hong Kong and, for example,

this country.

Enn

15(umum

it teams Thai the

trên We think that a reasonable

A

definition of " sweated industry might be:

means

trade or industry or a branch

of any trade or industry where the rate

of wages prevailing is exceptionally low

that in

as compared with any other employments

which

and on wage no person can reasonably

be

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