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A Labour
(1) The number of compulsory rest days to be
increased from a month to 1 a week as from 1 January 1977;
(ii) ́One week's paid annual leave with effect
from 1 January 1978;
(iii) Sickness benefits to be improved from to
2/3 of pay and the maximum number of days for which it can be paid to be increased from 24 to 36;
(iv)
A compensation scheme for workers suffering from silicosis or asbestosis;
(v) Further safety regulations to be introduced; (vi) Better protection of workers' wages in case
case of bankruptcy or liquidation;
(vii) Abolish overtime for young persons by four
annual stages from 1 January 1977 to 1 January 1980;
(viii) Increase severance pay rate from 1/3 to } a
month's pay for each year of service;
(ix) Employers to meet the cost of replacement of
surgical appliances in compensation cases;
(x) Raise wage ceiling for eligibility for workmen's
compensation for non-manual workers from
$2,000 to $5,000 (all manual workers already eligible);
(xi) Vicarious liability for wages to be imposed on
principal contractors in building and construction industries;
(xii)
Relaxation of restrictions on trade union office holders.
B Social Welfare
(1) Public assistance for unemployed able-bodied
persons under 55 to be introduced as from - 1 April 1977. (families already eligible);
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