TNAG-0151-FCO40-187-Exports-of-cotton-textiles-to-Canada-1969 — Page 101

CYPHER/CAT A

CONFIDENTIAL

PRIORITY OTTAWA TO HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NO. 58

CONFIDENTIAL

NEUTRAL/

1.

(A)

NV

31 MAY, 1969

PREAMBLE OMITTED

M.I.P.T. : SHIRTS.

FOR JORDAN FROM GRAY.

Canadian Site

in 10 days

please

879/6/69

THE FACTS (PLEASE TREAT AS CONFIDENTIAL) PROVIDED INCLUDE:

EMPLOYMENT SURVEY CANADIAN MANUFACTURERS

OF WOVEN DRESS AND

SPORTS SHIRTS.

FIRMS MANUFACTURING NATIONALLY ADVERTISED BRANDS (1)

UNBRANDED

TOTAL (2)

AS AT JANUARY 1

1966 1967 1968 1969 2,647 2,689 2,591 2,376 1,268

1,246 1,072 716

+

甫

3,915 3,935 3,663

3,9353,663 3,092

SOURCE: INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY FIRMS IN THE INDUSTRY. COVERAGE: (1

22

D220

80 PERCENT OF FIRMS PRODUCING NATIONALLY ADVERTISED

-BRANDS.

(2) TEN FIRMS, ACCOUNTING FOR APPROXIMATELY 75 PERCENT

OF TOTAL INDUSTRY SHIPMENTS.

NOTE: IT IS THE UNBRANDED OR QUOTE CONTRACT UNQUOTE SECTOR THAT

CAUSES THE CANADIAN GOVT PARTICULAR CONCERN.

(B) EMPLOYMENT IN CANADIAN WOVEN DRESS AND SPORT SHIRT INDUSTRY.

NUMBER OF PRODUCTION EMPLOYEES,

JANUARY 1, 1966

JANUARY 1, 1967

JANUARY 1, 1968

JANUARY 1, 1969

3,915 3,935 + . 3,663 3,092

SOURCE: INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY TEN SHIRT MANUFACTURERS ACCOUNTING FOR ABOUT 75 PERCENT OF INDUSTRY SHIPMENTS,

EMPLOYMENT AT SHIRT MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN THE PROVINCE

OF QUEBEC.

MANUFACTURERS

CONTRACTORS TOTAL

JANUARY 1968

OCTOBER 1968

2,782 / 2,709/

2,514

5,296

RECEIVED IN

REGISTRY

51

1,479

4,187

LAST

REF.

21

- 2 JUN 1969 (C)

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