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SLW welcomes agreement reached

The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, welcomes the news that an agreement has been reached between employers and workers of the bar-bending industry at the conciliation meeting convened by the Labour Department tonight (September 12).

Mr Cheung said, "I am pleased that a consensus on the reference wage rate and working hours has been reached through mutual understanding and a rational dialogue between both parties."

He commended colleagues of the Labour Department for playing the role as the conciliator in the past few weeks and successfully settling the labour dispute.

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

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