FEMALE LABOUR

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 37, 6 May 1927, Page 14

FEMALE LABOUR

IN THE FLAX INDUSTRY (From Our Oven Correspondent.) PALMERSTON, To-da} Sanction for the employment female labour was sought by th® ployers’ representatives at Council proceedings held in * a ' ston North on Tuesday in c0!nI ? with the demands of the flax * for a new award. It was e g. that women could as readily an• ciently perform some of the * and around the mills as men, vgL xic' classing being cited as an oee F v that they could adapt themse j; easily. The Labour tc was mentioned, offered no °“- ,ec wo jnes the proposal provided that the workers were suitably cared assessors representing the took objection to the employe . o: , women on principle. The occ they maintained, was entirely able for women, and, in a py c ’fur* mill-owners would be obliged nish them with separate and accommodation. Mr. W. rOI IL employees’ agent, stated that n u not recommend the union to ** the employment of women. employees would agree to tn j ciple, said Mr. B. L. Hamniomi, * for the employers, the mil " gbir would be prepared to specw classing alone for women. ~ . ,•) send 5 * Printed by Edward Towers, or *- , pu-, Road, Herne Bay, Printer. r lished by Sidney Roger L' her »- Gladstone Road, Parnell, J’ 11 "* c f tH* the registered printing office SUN Newspapers, Limited, ** Street. Auckland. New Zealand. FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1 9 * 7.