Tokyo, May 3.
Lengthening the present maximum working day of 12 hours in view of labour shortage and to effect the speeding-up of the national shipbuilding industry, a joint proposal by the Commerce and Welfare Ministries was presented at the Cabinet meeting yesterday.
he expected plan will be adopted in the near future after the Government confers, on matters relating to expansion of labour power and extension of working hours, with shipbuilding leaders and naval officials from May 5 to May 16 at meetings which will be held in Tokyo, Nagoya.
ka, Fikuoka.
It is understood that a definite agreement will be drawn up as soon as possible by the Welfare Ministry.—Domei.
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