TNAG-0531-FCO40-626-Application-of-International-Labour-Convention-to-Hong-Kong-1975 — Page 254

TRY BAG

SAVING TELEGRAM

Mr

45

To see

671

FT HONG KONG

UNCLASSIFIED

TO FCO TELNO 187 SAVING OF 27 AUGUST 1975

My Reference....(4) in SS 95/3/5583/58....

Your Reference.

GrGD

International Labour Convention No. 95

Protection of Wages

Your saving telegram No. 44 of 15th July 1975 in

HXL 7/393/2 refers.

2.

2:0

We agree that an improved declaration of "applied with modifications" in respect of Articles 4, 9 and 15(d) should be communicated to the I.L.0.

3.

As regards the query raised in paragraph 5 of your saving telegram, our comments are as follows:-

4.

(a)

(b)

the weighted average monthly rates for female supervisors in the electronics industry from September 1973 to March 1974 has not decreased (the amounts being $593.52 in September 1973 and $633.70 in March 1974); and

the slight decrease in the weighted average monthly rates for female supervisors in the plastic flowers industry for the same period (from $654.23 to $595.26) was due to a slackening of business in this particular industry resulting in shorter time being worked (because of world economic recession since late 1973) rather than to a reduction in pay plus additional payment in kind.

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Wages in Hong Kong are affected more by the question. of supply of, and demand for, labour than by any other factors. The provision of food or other fringe benefits can only be considered as additional attractions to recruit or retain workers and has no bearing on wage rates.

MACLEHOSE.

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