is supposed to meet only twice yearly, and the fact that the Chair-
man at the first meeting warned members not to discuss their per-
sonal grievances nor to disclose what is discussed in the meetings
to non-members.

The way this workers' council has been presented shows the aim
behind it is deceive the workers into accepting the demands of the
management—to make the workers more manageable.5?

Nevertheless, because of the rather ‘political’ nature of the firm’s
management, the implementation of the Presidential Circular at
the firm has been more flexible than the circular demands. In or-
der to increase the element of democracy and participation, the
firm’s procedural rules have established that, firstly, the workers’
council shall meet quarterly and not twice yearly, and secondly
other bodies have been created to maximise the participation of
the workers in decision-making.

According to the Chairman of the council, the experience
gained at the factory indicates that it is not easy to work with just
one organ—the council; there is a need for more committees to be
formed and in a way act as standing/working committees of the
council. Thus an extra five committees not provided for in the
Presidential Circular have been set up at UFI. These deal with
various management affairs. These committees are for: Planning,
Production, Education, Canteen Management, and Welfare Ac-
tivities. Add to these the workers’ committee (the trade union
branch at the plant), the TANU Branch, the Board of Directors,
the Executive Committee and the Workers’ Council itself, you
have a total of ten bodies which are in one way or another con-
nected with the management of the firm. The workers have
therefore ample opportunity to participate in all these bodies.

According to the procedures of management at the firm, the
composition and functions of the bodies may be summarised as
follows:

(1) PLANNING COMMITTEE

(a) Meeting: Weekly.

(b) Composition: General Manager, Production Manager,
Marketing Manager, Chief Accountant, Personnel Officer,

{ Chairman of the Council (General Manager for the present),
Chinese Team Leader,

(c) Functions: Plan and review day to day activities, prepare

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