WORK AMONG MALAYANS
Y.W.C.A. UNDERTAKINGS
An account of the work of the Y.W.C.A. in Singapore and the problems facing the association was given by Mrs. Eric Price at a reception in her honour yesterday afternoon by the membership committee of the Y.W.C.A. Mrs. Price has returned to New Zealand after being general secretary of the association in Singapore for three years. Of the 600 members of the association in Singapore there were 22 different nationalities and nearly as many religious, Mrs. Price siwid, and it was with the widening of the mental horizon of these women that the Y.W.C.A. was doing such great work. Some of the conditions under which the Malayan girls worked were outlined hv Mrs. Price. Many of them were cmployed in shops from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. for 10 dollars a month, and the raising ot the standard of living was another problem being looked into by the association.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19410625.2.114.3
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 24000, 25 June 1941, Page 11
Word Count
154WORK AMONG MALAYANS New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 24000, 25 June 1941, Page 11
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in