CO129-565-13 Recruitment of Chinese labourers for employment abroad 1-8-1937 - 30-3-1938 — Page 35

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These Rules are drawn up in accordance with the provisions

of Article 6 of the Ordinance governing the Emigration of

Labourers.

All those who recruit labourers for abroad irrespective of

whether they are individuals or legal corporations, shall

be termed Recruiting Agents and shall be governed by these

Rules.

A Recruiting Agent shall, before commencing to recruit

labourers, submit an application through an Overseas

Affairs Bureau or district or municipal government to the

Overseas Affairs Committee which, on approving his

application, shall issue to him a special recruiting

licence.

The application must contain the following particulars:-

(1) The name, age, native district, previous record, and

address of the Recruiting Agent or of his representa-

tive, together with two copies of a recent 2-inch

bust photograph.

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Address of the recruiting office and branch recruiting

offices.

Total capital for recruiting purposes.

(4) Particulars of the organisation and class of factory

recruiting labourers.

(5) Total number of labourers required.

(6) Place of recruitment.

(7) Class of work.

(8) Place of work.

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Copy of agreement concluded between the employer and

the recruiting agent or of the employer's written

authority.

(10) Where the recruiting agent is a foreign national a

certificate from his consul at the place of recruit-

ment or nearest consulate thereto shall be produced.

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