STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1951, sig. 109-6/43

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006 - 6 - Difficulties in the shortage of raw materials suffer from the leim-fabrication in Iglau, which was forced to reduce work restrictions. In Schüttenhofen (Bez.Klattau) the company Verein für chemische und metallurgical Industrie vorm. " Solo" had to reduce the working time to 40 hours as a result of the quota of raw material. The company Fotoschema in Königgrätz has increased its working time again to 48 hours. The demand for strength of the world company Hardtmuth in the district of Budweis was constantly to be satisfied. In the chemical industry. of the district Tabc about 20 women were accommodated. Occupational group 8 Rubber and asbestos industry : The local rubber industry of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia has a relatively small importance. In its location in Prague, the raw material situation has improved, which also resulted in a decrease in short-time work. The working situation of the chewing factory of the company Bata is still good. In Zubern (Kremsier district), the gas mask factory there will now increase production significantly after the transition into rich German possessions. Dismissals in Pardubitz and in the districts of Königgrätz (Kudernach, Nachod) were held in a narrow framework. Occupational group 9 Textiles: In addition to certain structural changes in the textile industry, which is partly due to the state reorganization in Bohemia and Moravia, the war in particular has strongly influenced this sector. Due to the lack of raw materials and short-time work - in an unfavourable sense - also in the month Jum: li situation of the textile sector. The main location of the textile industry is the short-time work, which