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

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20lal - 12 Occupational group 13 Food and beverage industry : The situation in the food and beverage industries seems to be uneven. The distribution of food and the restriction of consumer goods also limits the sectors of production in this area.In Prague, the employment situation is generally declining, as is reported.Tabor, a slight decline in employment. In the district of Trebitsch, a coffee substitute factory works shortened, Pilsen also has short-time work in the food industry.In Pardubitz, a 4O chocolate factory and a gingerbread factory left about 70 workers. On the other hand, a Pardubitzer pasta factory was very receptive and employed nearly 60 people.In the sugar and canned factories, the work situation is improving, as the reports of Königgrätz and Iglau show. In Brno, the number of laborless butchers and bakers is growing. Occupational group 14 Clothing : Like textiles, clothing industry in the Protectorate has been considerably affected by short-time work. The number of constrained workers b runs to 1,724 people, among them 1,419 women nebe the main locations of the clothing industry Prossnitz: wnä Prague is Pardubitz, here especially the shoe industry is concerned with the contiguous reduction.The shoe industry has had to make both factory restrictions and redundancies.The clothing industry continues to work abbreviatedly in German-Brod and Pilsen; however, the situation of the production facilities of the Bata company has not changed.The footwear factory in Iglau works fully. 43208 The European Commission, DG XXIII, has published a report on the implementation of the Community's action programme for the protection of the environment.