English Translation

185 2 Metal industry: In almost all cities included in the study, the real wage or purchasing power of the workers' groups increased from the time before the establishment of the Protectorate until June 1 940. The real wage is about 2 to 40% depending on the city and the working class. The biggest increase is the real wages in Moravia. Ostrava, i.e. about 30 to 40%, which is due to the fact that in March 1 939 the wage per hour was at the lowest level there at 2.40 to 3.90 K. Conversely, the conditions in Pardubitz, where the real wage was reduced against March l 939, were already exceptionally high in March 1939, with 2.20 to 5.20 K. In the metal industry, the real wage level of the workers' groups in the protectorate cities is roughly equal to the wage level for the cities of the Reich which are suitable for comparison. The number of employees currently employed in the metal industries amounts to about 170,000 to 180.ooo, i.e. about 1/3 of the total members of the industry. Construction: With a few exceptions, the purchasing power of masons and auxiliary workers rose in March, l939.The increases vary according to the city and working group between about 2 assessed carpentry, but the purchasing capacity of 25 cities studied in 17 increased in 8 cities. Compared to Reichsstädten, in spite of the sharp increase in real wages, the connection to the real wage level in Troppau has been carried out. Against Reichenberg, real wages still fall by about Lo to 30% compared with the rest of Reichsstadten by about 40 to 60%. Wood industry: Of all the industries studied, real wages of the A, working groups of the wood industry have risen the most. In the group of self-employed workers, the increase in purchasing power is about 6 to 20% in March 1939, in the case of trained workers, about 8 to 30% after 5 years of practice, in practice, about 20 to 50% after 3 years, and in the cases of skilled workers, even about 30 to 70% after one year of practice.