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111.
In dealing with conditions of employment, our
target for a number of years has been to achieve conditions broadly equivalent to the best prevailing in
neighbouring countries whose stage of economic development and social and cultural background is similar
to our own. In pursuit of this objective the Government
have enacted 142 items of
of labour legislation over the
last ten years. But we are not complacent. Rapid
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economic growth quite rightly gives rise to increasing So we must continue to improve our
social expectations.
standards.
112.
A high level of economic activity has
unfortunately also brought with it an increase in
industrial accidents, in spite of all the efforts that
have been made by employers, workers and the Government
to improve industrial safety. The Government will
introduce legislation this session to impose on both
employers and employees a general responsibility
safety and health at work; to introduce custodial
sentences for serious offences; and to control dangerous
substances used in industry.
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