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Thursday, December 28, 1972
SEVERANCE PAY DISPUTE IN KNITTING FACTORY
Settled With Help Of Labour Department
With the help of the Labour Department, an amicable settlement
has been reached in the dispute between the knitters and the management of
Regina Knitting and Dyeing Mills Limited over severance pay.
Officers of the Labour Relations Service intervened soon after
the dispute broke out on December 18, 1972.
A visit to the factory on that evening drew both parties to the
conference table.
Three lengthy conciliation meetings lasting a total of 16 hours
were subsequently held.
As a result of an agreement signed on December 21, about 50 workers
received severance pay of $400 each. The total amount involved is about
$20,000.
Payment was made at the San Po Kong Branch Office of the Labour
Department at noon on Saturday, December 23.
The hand knitting section of the factory has been declared redundant
with the introduction of semi-automated work processes.
The other sections of the factory with some 150 workers are carrying
on with their normal production.
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