THE
NATIONAL UNION OF
HOSIERY AND KNITWEAR WORKERS
REGD. TRADE UNION NO. 2/657
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GENERAL SECRETARY: HL GIBSON, J.P.
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Further to my letter of the 30th December, I have recently heard from my colleague in Hong Kong that the Legislative Assembly is contemplating introducing, by law, a six day week for the workpeople in Hong Kong.
May I say how pleased my Union and my colleagues in the Trade Union movement in this country are to hear of this step forward since this is one of the factors of industrial life that worried the delegation from my Union when it visited the colony. It seemed profoundly wrong that people were expected to work seven days per week.
In making this change I am assuming that any person asked to work on the seventh day would be paid a substantial premium for working on this particular day. As you know, it is customary in most countries of the world for an operative to be paid "double time" if asked to work on a Sunday or the seventh day of the week. Unless such a reasonable premium is given to the operative one could very easily find that there will be no difference in the working life of the employee since he could be forced to work on the seventh day without any financial recompense for himself nor any penalty to the employer who did not accept the letter and spirit of such legislation.
REGISTRY No.51 that there is some discussion taking place to allow women to work
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I have also heard from colleagues of mine in the Far East
nights, a position that does not operate at the present time in Hong Kong.
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