81.
(iii) Labour rolatione
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Apart from its regular. offorts to help employers set. up joint consultative committeos, the Labour Relations Service has diversified into other advisory and consultancy servicos. Following the satisfactory conclusion of the one-year project on. industrial relations jointly sponsored with the United Nationa Development Programme, a series of training courses on labour legislation is being run for menagement personnel and representatives of employees' organisations. The response to these courses has been encouraging,
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In my predecessor's address last October he said that consideration would be given
given to
to improving the conditions governing the award of severance pay. Thore has been much public concern on this subject and discussions have been taking place within the Labour Advisory Board. I have decided to appoint an Ad Hoc Working Group comprising officials as well as
employers' and employees' representatives, under chairmanship of the Commissioner for Labour,
Labour, to examine this matter in depth and to make appropriate recommendations. They will take into account the reasonable claims of the workers involved to receive prompt payment of wagoo duo, any wider consequences for the economy as a whole and the experience of other: countries in this fiold,
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(g)
Environment, the Arts and Recreation
· (1)
Environmental protection
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In a crowded urban community relying heavily manufacturing industry, environmental pollution is bound to cause problems unless the government and the community make a determined effort to prevent it. For the Government's part, action starts with legislation. The provisions of the Air Pollution Control Bill are being examined by the UMELCO General Services Working Group. When this Bill is passed it will join
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