CO129-565-13 Recruitment of Chinese labourers for employment abroad 1-8-1937 - 30-3-1938 — Page 31

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Principles governing Contracts for Labourers proceeding Abroad.

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(Promulgated by the Commission on Overseas Affairs on November 6th 1936.)

These Principles are drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article 6 of the Ordinance govern- ing the Emigration of Labourers.

All Chinese labourers, who are engaged to work abroad at agricultural industries, fisheries, factor ies and mines, whether belonging to foreigners or Chinese, shall, prior to their departure abroad, anter into a contract with the employer in accordance with the principles of these regulations and such contract shall be submitted to the Commission on Overseas Affairs for approval. The contract shall be prepared in both English and Chinese, in quadru- plicate, with four 2-inch bust photographs of the labourer. Of these four copies of the contract, one shall be transmitted to the Commission on Over- seas Affairs for record, one to the Consul for China at the place of labour, while one copy each shall be retained by the employer and labourer.

The form of contract shall be laid down by the Commission on Overseas Affairs.

The contract which shall be signed by both labourer and employer, and to which the employer shall produce a shop guarantee, shall be witnessed by the local Overseas Affairs Bureau or the local authorities or by a Labour Union.

The contract must contain the following particulars:

(1) Name and nationality of employer; name of

factory or corporation; place of work.

(2) Name of labourer; sex; age; native district;

skilled or unskilled; and addresses in China and abroad.

(3) The total number of labourers required and the

class of work.

Period of employment, from (date) to (date). 5 Monthly wages of each class of labour (thos e

who receive weekly or daily wages must be entered separately).

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Hours of work per day.

Holidays and number of days sick leave allowed per year. (8) Fare of labourer on return home after the com-

pletion of tem of service payable by whom; how advances to labourer are xxxahis repayable. (9) Board and lodging of labourer, by whom supplie The employer shall insure the life of labourer if the work is of a dangerous nature.

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The poll-tax and similar taxes levied on the labourer at the place of work shall be paid by the employer.

(12) The amount of compensation to be paid to a

labourer, in the event of his being injured or killed in the performance of his work.

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