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One argument which is sometimes
used is that we
could make our economy grow faster by importing workers.
This
to seems
no
doubt
We could, to miss me
the point.
increase Our total GDP by importing workers. But if we
imported large numbers of comparatively unskilled workers at
comparatively low wages, any increase in total GDP would
tend to be at the expense of GDP per person; and it is GDP
per person that matters when it comes to the prosperity of
our people. No doubt some employers would prefer to import
workers and so slow down the rise in wages; but it is far
from obvious that this would be in the interests of our
workers or our people as a whole.
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Another source of labour of which we are still not
making full use is the
one referred to by Dr. Ip in her
speech. We still have many handicapped people who are quite
capable of doing a good job but, in spite of the labour
shortage, cannot find work. The fact that employers vary
greatly in their willingness to take on handicapped people,
shows, I believe, that part of the problem is still due to
prejudice on the part of some employers. We clearly still
need more public education in this area. The Rehabilitation
Development Co-ordinating Committee, of which Dr. Ip is the
Chairman, will be concentrating on this area during the
coming year and it will also
major publicity campaigns.
also be the theme of one our of