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APPENDIX I

MANUFACTURE OF KNITTED PIECE-GOODS (International standard industrial classification 23-232)

March 1969

General Information:

(a) information: supplied by employers from wage records.

(b) wage rates: fixed individually between employers and workers.

(c) overtime: normal: time and one fifth to time and a half for daily rated workers. (d) bonuses: lunar new year bonus: half to 2 months' pay to monthly rated workers. (e) annual holidays: 6 to 13 days: monthly rated workers—with pay.

daily and piece rated workers-6 days with pay. (f) accommodation: provided free for monthly rated workers by some factories. Note: food is provided free in addition to those rates marked with an asterisk*

Daily Rated

Piece Rated

monthly rated

stan-

Occupation

mini-

mum

average

maxi-

mum

mini-

mum

weighted weighted weighted weighted weighted weighted weighted weighted weighted average

maxi- mini-

mum

mum

average

maxi-

mum

hours of work a dayt

dard

days a

month

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Learner:

male

230.00*

230.00* | 230·00*

8-10

28

female

5.00*

5.00*

5.00*

8

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General worker:

male

9.71

11.29

13.14

200.00* 210.00* | 220.00*

8-9

26-28

female

6.50

8.27

9.10

227.37* 245-89* 257.47*

84-9

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Bleacher and dyer: male

9.00

11.00

14.50

287-20*

364-80* | 445-20*

9-11

26-28

Winder and reeler: female

8.94

9.24

9.39

10.90

12.65

13.60

300.00 320.00 360.00

81-9

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Knitter, power

male

12.43

13.59

14.93

350.00*455.00* | 557.50*

9-10

26-30

driven machine: female

12.13

12.54

12.75

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