Sewing machine check-up
J fAZ. Press Association) WELLINGTON. j The Government has j moved to examine clothing j • manufacturers’ registers in I 1 an effort to prevent fur- ! ther deaths from the use of j I a particular type of sew- { ; ing machine. i The Minister of Labour! i(Mr Gordon) said that! Ihe was disturbed at news-; {paper reports of the death of! {a young woman in Auckland ’ ■ last month. ‘‘Arrangements have been i {made to use the register of; • factories and the register of • {outworkers’ licences to; ‘ enable relevant information; •to be disseminated to asi many as we can possibly’ con-i tact.” Mr Gordon said. “In addition, the factory] inspectorate will be in-i structed to maintain close! liaison with employers and; local supply authorities! inspectors.” Mr Gordon said his office [had received a telegram from • the secretary of the Clothing • Workers’ Union (Mr F. B.i •Thorn) about the death, but! • his office had been unable to] [pass this on as he had been] •travelling. An interim reply ihad been sent to Mr Thorn, i
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Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34046, 9 January 1976, Page 7
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