Day 188 - 15 Nov 95 - Page 44
1 Q. So at busy periods one expects to find general hubbub, does
2 one not?
3 A. Yes.
4
5 Q. People moving around quickly?
6 A. Yes.
7
8 Q. People having to shout what they need for the continuance
9 of the operation, because the noise is so great?
10 A. Yes.
11
12 Q. Have you ever been in a street market?
13 A. Yes.
14
15 Q. It is quite similar, is it not?
16 A. I think the noise level might be similar, but the
17 attitude of the street traders is not the same. So, yes,
18 there is a lot of noise and a lot of people shouting to be
19 heard.
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21 Q. Yes, that is right.
22 A. They do not necessarily shout at their staff to get
23 moving and work harder, which is what I think was happening
24 in -----
25
26 Q. That, I understand, is what you meant when you wrote in the
27 statement "the abuse of staff was constant"?
28 A. Yes.
29
30 Q. At the bottom -- I hope it is at the bottom -- yes, towards
31 the bottom of the second page of your statement, there is a
32 reference to the rap session?
33 A. Yes.
34
35 Q. Do you remember?
36 A. Yes.
37
38 Q. On the next page, page 3, the first complete paragraph:
39 "This was fairly typical" -- do you see that?
40 A. Yes.
41
42 Q. Third page?
43 A. Yes.
44
45 Q. "This was fairly typical of attitudes throughout our
46 filming. During a rap session, one of the crew members who
47 did not want to go, he thought they were a waste of time
48 since nobody took any real notice of them."
49
50 First question: that is what he said to you, is it?
51 A. Yes.
52
53 Q. Then you say: ".....was ordered by his Store Manager to
54 attend." Yes?
55 A. Yes.
56
57 Q. Do you remember the name of that crew member?
58 A. I would think -- I think it was probably Tony, but
59 I would not care to swear to it. It is a long time ago.
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