CLOTHING WORKERS.
HIGHER WAGES SOUGHT. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, May 2. The measure of protection being enjoyed by the clothing industry in New i Zealand because of the import restrictions was advanced in Court by Mr John Roberts, of Christchurch,) as one reason why there should be an increase in the wages of clothing trade employees shirt and white-workers, and dressmakers and milliners in applications for .new awards for these classes of workers. Mr Roberts said that the Government’s was not a temporary but a declared poliev of protecting New Zealand secondary industries. Without overseas competition the clothing industry was now buoyant a.nd the difficulty was to find workers to cope with the volume of work offering. Evidence .is proceeding on points in the disputes not settled Ur conciliation.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 131, 3 May 1940, Page 10
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129CLOTHING WORKERS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 131, 3 May 1940, Page 10
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