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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1986
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TURNING TO PUBLICITY, MR YIP SAID THE DEPARTMENT ORGANISES AN ANNUAL INDUSTRIAL SAFETY CAMPAIGN WITH A VIEW TO AROUSE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF, AND TO INCULCATE MANAGEMENTS AND WORKERS WITH, THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY AT WORK. THIS YEAR A BUDGET OF $750 000 HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR THE CAMPAIGN.
ALTHOUGH THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN TAKING A LEAD IN PLANNING AND FINANCING SUCH INDUSTRIAL SAFETY PROMOTION ACTIVITIES, MR YIP SAID HE WAS GLAD TO SEE THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN THIS AREA HAS BEEN ON THE INCREASE.
+WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THE TRIPARTITE APPROACH WE HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING IN HONG KONG THAT IS, PARTICIPATION BY THE GOVERNMENT, EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES İS AN EFFECTIVE MEANS OF IMPROVING SAFETY AT WORK, HE SAID.
+IN OUR EXPERIENCE, LEGISLATION ALONE CANNOT FULLY ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVE OF A HIGH STANDARD OF INDUSTRIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY.
+SELF-REGULATION BY BOTH EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES IS ESSENTIAL IF THE OBJECTIVE IS TO BE FULLY REALISED,+ MR YIP ADDED.
LABOUR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS PROMOTION STEPPED UP *****
THE LABOUR RELATIONS DIVISION OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HANDLED 166 TRADE DISPUTES IN THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR COMPARED WITH 118 IN THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.
THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF ITS CONCILIATION OFFICERS, $48.3 MILLION INCLUDING WAGE ARREARS, WAGES IN LIEU OF NOTICE, SEVERANCE PAY AND OTHER PAYMENTS, WERE PAID TO 5 834 WORKERS INVOLVED IN THE DISPUTES.
IN ADDITION, THE DIVISION HELPED SETTLE 9 952 CLAIMS WITH $20.8 MILLION PAID TO 10 211 WORKERS.
DURING THE SAME PERIOD, THE DIVISION ALSO GAVE ADVICE ON MATTERS RELATING TO CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT IN 318 790 CONSULTATIONS SOUGHT BY WORKERS OR EMPLOYERS, CONDUCTED 98 VISITS TO INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS TO PROMOTE GOOD MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND ORGANISED 57 SEMINARS, CERTIFICATE COURSES AND LECTURES ON INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT LABOUR RELATIONS IN HONG KONG COMPARED FAVOURABLY WITH MOST OTHER INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD.
/+LAST YEAR,