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APPENDIX L

Standard Wages

SUM AND RATE OF WAGES INCREASE (1969)

Sum of Increase (excluding Regular

Rate

Increase)

Yen

Yen

%

Sum of Increase (including Regular Increase) Yen

Rate

%

Main 9 Unions in Cotton

Spinning

32,000

4,500-4,650

14.4

5,500-5,650

17.5

7 Unions in Chemical

Fibre

39,800

5,945

14.9

7,295

18.3

21 Unions in Wool

31,000

4,470-4,650

14.8

5,470-5,650

18-1

4 Unions in Jute

32,300

4,750

14.6

5,750

17.7

4 Unions in Ramie

5,500-5,100

5,500-6,100

3 Unions in Raw Silk

28,700

4,500

15.7

5,370

18-7

45 Unions in Dyeing

35,879

6,400

17.8

7,200

20.1

Other Small Unions

26,500

4,300

16.2

5,100

19.3

NOTE:

Average of Private Sector

Unions

42,945

Electric Machine Unions

34,230

Compound Chemical

Unions

45,757

6,768

15.8

7,084

20.7

7,436

16.3

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