Fang Lang doesn't think the monthly salary of 280 cruseiros for textile workers is high.
However, he also knows that the wages of ordinary workers in Brazil are generally not high.
From the expression on Mr. Mayor Ewald Dursley's side, it can be seen that the wages in their factory are not low.
He nodded and said to Chen Hongqing:
"Are there any family members of our navy officers among these local workers?
I remember that when we were recruiting, we were required to give priority to the family members of naval officers. "
This is indeed what Fang Lang meant. Fang Lang's original purpose of establishing these factories was also to accommodate the families of his soldiers.
Used to increase the cohesion of soldiers.
The families of the soldiers are placed near the base, firstly to alleviate the soldiers' homesickness and to allow the soldiers to reunite with their families during their rest.
This can also reduce the chance of soldiers wandering around outside when they are resting.
Second, in order to further bundle the soldiers into their own tanks, Fang Lang provided subsidies to the soldiers, and their families worked in the Fang Lang family's factory.
A family equivalent to a soldier relies on Fang Lang for support, which can better improve the loyalty of the soldiers.
Third, the soldiers under Fang Lang's command have high allowances, and their family members also work nearby. With such a large income, it is easy for the soldiers to choose to settle in Natal.
This can further increase Natal's population and boost Natal's economy.
"Of course, boss.
Many of our female workers are family members of soldiers, and they came for interviews with letters of introduction issued by the fleet. "
Fang Lang nodded with satisfaction and said:
"That's good. There's no problem with the work enthusiasm of these family members!"
Some are worried that these family members will be insecure and disobey management because of their status as military family members.
It will have a negative impact on the development of the factory.
"Don't worry, boss, our factory adopts performance-based pay. The more you do, the more you get.
If everyone wants to get a high salary, they will definitely work hard on their own. "
Accompanied by the two of them, Fang Lang visited several production workshops. The roar of the machines in some workshops was so loud that several people had to walk out of the factory before continuing to talk.
Fang Lang still found a lot of problems through today's inspection, but it's no wonder that more management concepts of this era and later generations have not yet appeared.
Many things that will be known to everyone in later generations have not yet been mentioned in this era.
Fang Lang had never studied factory management, so he couldn't come up with anything theoretical.
However, it is still very easy to find some problems.
Therefore, after everyone returned to the company's office, Chen Hongqing gathered all the basic managers of the factory into the conference room, preparing to listen to the boss's lecture.
Fang Lang didn't want to do these stupid things, but there were some things that might be more effective if he said them, and he could also win people's hearts.
Therefore, there is no refusal.
It's a meeting! Fang Lang was already familiar with it. After Chen Hongqing finished his opening remarks and introduction, it was Fang Lang's turn to speak.
First of all, I would like to acknowledge everyone’s achievements and thank everyone for their hard work.
Then start asking questions that you have discovered.
"During this visit, I also discovered several problems. I would like to mention them one by one here. I hope everyone can implement improvements one by one.
First of all, I think the most important job in a factory is safety. What are the biggest safety hazards in textile factories?
It's about fire prevention. During my inspection today, I found many workers smoking.
Smoking in a textile factory is not like lighting a lamp in the toilet and seeking death?
Therefore, the first thing is to implement smoke-free factories. From today on, all fireworks, flammable and explosive items will not be allowed in the factory.
Even the kitchen where cooking needs to be done should be kept away from work
factory production area.
Look at the cotton wadding floating in the factory, it can cause disaster if you are not careful.
Second, the fire-fighting facilities in the factory are very imperfect. I noticed that there are several water tanks outside the factory, but such small water tanks are just a drop in the bucket in such a large workshop.
If an accident does occur, it will not be able to function as it should.
I remember that special fire extinguishers have appeared in European and American countries, and they are on the warships of our fleet. We can purchase them later.
There must be a fire extinguisher every ten meters in the factory.
In addition, workers must be organized every month to learn fire prevention and fire extinguishing knowledge. They must know how to extinguish fires and how to use fire extinguishers.
I don’t want the circuit to catch fire that day and someone wants to use water to put it out. Do you want the people to understand? "
Everyone nodded repeatedly and took out their small notebooks to record.
Chen Hongqing's face was also a little red. He knew that his boss was a soldier, but he didn't expect to find so many problems at a casual glance.
"Third, I discovered that in our factory, there is no standardization of the placement of goods and tools.
The first thing I noticed when I walked into the factory was that it was chaotic. In some places, there wasn't even a place to step down.
How can this be done? Workers tripped and fell, causing work-related accidents. Who is responsible?
From now on, loose goods can be packed in wooden boxes, marked, and lines drawn on the ground. Corresponding items can only be placed in designated locations. Anyone who does not follow the regulations will be punished.
I want the factory floor to be kept clean at all times, with no raw materials, goods, or tools except for machinery and equipment.
Especially oil pollution generated by machinery must be cleaned up in time.
It would be great if you could find an OCD person to check this out. "
Everyone can understand the importance of fire prevention work.
But I didn't expect that the boss would put such strict requirements on the placement of items.
Everyone looked at each other for a moment, wondering what the point of doing this was.
In everyone's mind, many things must be placed in the most convenient place, so that everyone can work more conveniently.
In fact, Fang Lang was not sure about the specific principle of doing this.
However, he knew that most of the factories in later generations were like this, looking very clean and tidy, with a rather high-end feel.
He didn't know that this was actually the 5S management used in many factories, which includes "organizing", "rectifying", "sweeping", "cleaning" and "qualification".
This management method is mainly to create a safe, comfortable and bright working environment, cultivate good working habits of employees, and improve human quality.
It was proposed by the Japanese, and of course it may now be proposed by the Fangyuan Group.
Fang Lang noticed that everyone's expressions were a bit unclear, so he didn't explain too much, but said directly with a cold face:
"If you understand it, you must execute it. If you don't understand it, you must execute it. This is an order, do you understand?"
Everyone was silent and expressed their understanding in unison.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Fang Lang understood that no one would dare to disobey his order, so he didn't say more, but nodded and continued:
“Finally, I found that our workers don’t have uniforms, which is very inappropriate and goes against the image of our factory.
How about this! In the future, we can provide winter and summer work clothes for factory workers every year.
Workers have different types of work, and the colors and logos of their work clothes can also be distinguished, so that our managers can identify the type of work of this worker at a glance.
For example, our movers can be blue-gray, which makes them stain-resistant.
Workers on the production line can use white ones! This looks cleaner and tidier.
By the way, all workers must wear hats that can wrap their hair. If the spinning machine accidentally gets hair, it would be too dangerous to pull the head into the machine. Do you understand? "
When Chen Hongqing saw his boss, he simply looked around and made so many rectification requests.
I felt very admired in my heart. After all, what the boss said was not empty talk, but all the problems he discovered were real problems, although he himself had not yet figured out why there were some problems.
However, as a manager, he can see many benefits from the methods proposed by his boss, and this is enough.
Then Fang Lang encouraged everyone again and shook hands with everyone one by one to say goodbye.
After everyone returned to work, Fang Lang chatted with Chen Hongqing again.
"Old Chen! Do many workers in our factory take sick leave? Where do everyone go for treatment when they get sick?"
Chen Hongqing was a little unable to react to Fang Lang's sudden question.
However, he also understood something about this matter and quickly replied:
"Boss, for the time being, there are not many workers asking for sick leave. Most of us will still go to work in the factory after getting sick.
After a while, the disease gradually got better.
As for where to go for treatment when you get sick, I do know that there is a hospital in Natal.
However, the cost of medical treatment is too high. One month's salary can't even make a splash in the hospital.
If people don't have a serious illness, they don't dare to go to the hospital for treatment.
Last time I heard about a local man whose wound was infected and suppurating. He went to the hospital and was told that he needed to be injected with penicillin.
Good guy, one injection costs 3,700 Cruzeiro, which is higher than the workers’ salary for a year.
Who could afford this, so I could only buy some sulfonamide tablets and take them home, and gradually I was cured. "
Of course, Fang Lang knew that penicillin was expensive. Sulfa was also a very good anti-inflammatory drug, but its effect was not as obvious as that of penicillin, and the price was actually not cheap.
After all, Brazil does not have local manufacturing capabilities and has to rely on imports. However, it is thought that its own pharmaceutical factory may try to manufacture some sulfonamides for sale.
"You said, if we take part of the workers' wages every month, our factory will subsidize another part to buy medical insurance for everyone.
Will the workers be willing to let everyone see the disease in the future? "
Fang Lang's words once again made Chen Hongqing fall into deep thought. Even Mayor Ewald Dursley looked at Fang Lang with a puzzled face, not understanding what he meant.
However, the mayor felt that it was obviously none of his business, so he did not participate in the discussion.
Chen Hongqing thought for a while and asked:
"Then how much should the workers pay? How much should the factory subsidize?"
Fang Lang thought for a while, knocked on the table and said:
“The workers spend one-twentieth of their monthly salary, which is about 14 Cruzeiro, and the factory subsidizes 28 Cruzeiro, for a total cost of 42 Cruzeiro to buy a medical insurance.
It is used to ensure that everyone can enjoy medical services when they are sick. "
"But this way, the factory will have to spend more than 28,000 Cruzeiro more every month.
Workers are not necessarily willing to spend part of their wages to buy this kind of medical insurance! "
Fang Lang also understood that many workers might rather put money in their own pockets than buy this kind of medical insurance.
Even Chen Hongqing in front of him probably had the same idea.
Fang Lang had expected this, nodded and said:
"Let's do this! I'll discuss it with the insurance company first. If we can reach an agreement, we'll talk about it.
If there are indeed workers who are unwilling to participate in insurance, we can also allow them to choose freely.
After I have settled this matter with the insurance company, the union will come forward to raise it! "
