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GENERAL MINIMUM JOB STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR
TEXTILE WORKERS AT OPERATIVE LEVEL
The following general minimum job standards and specifications are required
of each operative in the textile industry:
:
1. General Education
Be able to read and write and
follow simple oral and written instructions
correctly.
2. Training fl[ &
A period of training under a
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worker fully qualified in the type ^ of ^IlIS^SM *
work for which the trainee is being »3Ai=f^R-r//tEfc^-^-fct££77Fcts« r^-fA
prepared The period will vary from E^^RXftsflfS^SffiMS ° C M^
a few weeks to 6 months according
to the degree of skill required for f) °
the job. (For method of training,
please refer to the Manpower Survey
Report on the Textile Industry).
3. Mental Ability ^ fg
a. Be able to understand and carry a. tilBR&EafrfffSIHtTK °
out simple instructions correctly.
b. Be able to show initiative in
such elementary procedures
as:
(i) notifying superiors of faults
(i)
in the product.
(ii) notifying superiors of faults (ii)
in the function of the
machine.
(iii) disposing of waste.
(iii) $|gfeggE o
(iv) minimizing machine stop- (iv) <
pages, including subsequent
machines in the production
line supplied from his
machine.
c. Be able to understand the object
of his/her work and the correct & 0
working techniques and schedules.
d. Be^ able-after completion of d. ,
training—-to name ithe main
parts of his machine.
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