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SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1987
+ INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS RESULT NOT ONLY IN LOSS OF PRODUCTION AND HEAVY COMPENSATION COSTS TO EMPLOYERS, THEY ALSO CAUSE HUMAN SUFFERING AND HARDSHIP TO THE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES, + HE SAID.
+THEREFORE, FOR ANY SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TO BE ACHIEVED, VIGOROUS EFFORTS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT, EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE ESSENTIAL.+
SIR S.Y. ALSO PAID TRIBUTES TO THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD FOR HAVING CONDUCTED MANY SUCCESSFUL ACTIVITIES IN THE PAST TO PROMOTE SAFETY AT WORK.
THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY WEEK IS BEING ORGANISED TO COINCIDE WITH THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMMITTEE.
THROUGHOUT THE WEEK STARTING TODAY, A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES WILL BE ORGANISED INCLUDING A FUN FAIR, AN EXHIBITION, QUIZZES, COMPETITIONS AND AN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY GALA NIGHT.
IN ADDITION, INDUSTRIAL SAFETY BANNERS WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT CONSTRUCTION SITES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY AS DECORATED BUSES. TRAMS, TUG BOATS AND A HELICOPTER ARE DEPLOYED TO PROVIDE A VISUAL IMPACT.
SONGS WITH LYRICS SPECIALLY WRITTEN TO PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF WORK SAFETY WILL ALSO BE BROADCAST FROM A SAFETY BUS SENT TO VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL AREAS, COMPLEMENTING THE AUDIO EFFECT.
UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS RELEASED
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IN THE QUARTER NOVEMBER 1986-JANUARY 1997, THE UNEMPLOYMENT SITUATION SHOWED FURTHER SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT WHILE THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT SITUATION REMAINED STABLE, COMPARED WITH THE QUARTER ENDING OCTOBER 1986, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST STATISTICS RELEASED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR NOVEMBER 1996- JANUARY 1987 WAS 2.0 PER CENT, COMPARED WITH 2.6 PER CENT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING OCTOBER 1996 AND 3.0 PER CENT FOR THE SAME QUARTER A YEAR AGO.
/THE DECREASES