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SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1986
PERSONAL AND LABOUR FORCE DATA WERE OBTAINED IN THE SURVEY BY INTERVIEWING EACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER AGED 15 AND ABOVE IN THE HOUSEHOLDS SAMPLED. IN THE SURVEY, THE DEFINITIONS USED IN MEASURING UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT FOLLOW CLOSELY THOSE RECOMMENDED BY THE ILO.
THE SPOKESMAN FURTHER POINTED OUT THAT TO CONFORM TO THE LATEST STANDARDS RECOMMENDED BY THE ILO, THE GHS DEFINITIONS OF +UNEMPLOYMENT+ AND +UNDEREMPLOYMENT+ HAVE BEEN MODIFIED SINCE JANUARY 1985. HOWEVER, A COMPLETE CONVERSION WOULD ONLY BE INTRODUCED IN MAY 1986 WHEN A SUFFICIENTLY LONG SERIES OF THE STATISTICS UNDER THE NEW DEFINITIONS WAS AVAILABLE. USING
HE NEW DEFINITIONS THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ON NOVEMBER 1985–JANUARY 1986 WAS THREE PER CENT, AND THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 2.5 PER CENT.
DETAILED ANALYSIS OF LABOUR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS IS GIVEN IN THE REPORT ON THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY PUBLISHED FOUR TIMES A YEAR. THE NEXT REPORT COVERING THE QUARTER ENDING ECEMBER 1985 SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE LATER THIS MONTH.
IMPORTERS REMINDED OF CHANGES FROM APRIL 1
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THE TRADE DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) REMINDED IMPORTERS OF CHANGES TO THE PROCEDURES AND CONDITIONS FOR APPLICATIONS OF LICENCES FOR TEXTILE AND GARMENT IMPORTS WHICH WILL TAKE EFFECT FROM APRIL 1.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THERE WOULD BE A MORE VIGOROUS ENFORCEMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT THAT ALL TEXTILES COMING INTO THE TERRITORY CARRY IMPORT LICENCES.
SECONDLY, ADDITIONAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE NEEDED FOR IMPORTS OF GARMENTS, GARMENT PARTS AND CERTAIN KNITTED FABRICS, HE ADDED.
FROM APRIL 1, THE REQUIREMENT THAT IMPORTS OF TEXTILES MUST BE BROUGHT IN UNDER VALID IMPORT LICENCES ISSUED BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF THE GOODS WOULD BE ENFORCED MORE STRICTLY AND THE ISSUE OF LICENCES AFTER THE IMPORT OF GOODS WOULD BE MADE ONLY IN EXCEPTIONAL CASES. THERE WOULD ALSO BE NO INSTANT LICENSING SERVICE FOR LATE APPLICANTS.
THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT WOULD STEP UP ACTION TO ENSURE THAT PRIOR LICENSING REQUIREMENTS WERE COMPLIED WITH. SPOT CHECKS ON CARGOES WOULD BE INTENSIFIED AND IMPORTERS AND CARRIERS WERE REMINDED THAT IMPORTS NOT COVERED BY LICENCES COULD BE SEIZED WITH PROSECUTIONS FOLLOWING.
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