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(c) Semi-employed workers whose income is lower than the relief allowances of unemployed workers may receive temporary subsidies according to their individual circumstances.

Article 30. Methous of distribution of relief allowances:

(a) Trade union foundation organisations shall decide the amount to be granted to each unemployed worker and refer the decision to a higher-ranking industrial trade union organis- tion for preliminary approval;

(b) Industrial trade unions shall make a list of approved applications and submit it through the Trade Union Council to the Relief Administration who shall give it final approval and prepare food orders or cheques accordingly. Payment or distribution shall be made to the registered unemployed workers in person by trade union foundation organisations with the assistance of the Relief administration.

CHAP ER IX. EDUCATION FOR UNEMPLOYED WORKERS.

Article 37. Relief administrations shell join municipal Trade Union Council and other interested bodies in providing unemploy- ed workers with planned and appropriate education facilities that fit in with the general scheme of relief. Such facilities shall aim at raising the cultural, political, and technical standards of the unemployed. Relief administrations shall also give maximum attention to the demand for training classes which will enable uneemployed workers to change their occupation.

Article 8. Education for unemployed workers shall be conduc teá according to the following principles:

(a) Spare-time study-groups shall be organised for those who are taking part in relief engineering work or helping themselves through production work;

(b) So far as circumstances permit, collective study or training-classes for new occupations shall be organised on a voluntary basis for those who are not yet taking part in relief engineering work or helping themselves through production work,

(c) Cadre training classes shall be organised and candidates shall be chosen from unemployed workers of an appropriate cultural level who have taken part in the Revolution, or have made distinguished contributions to production programmes in the past or to relief engineering work.

Article 39. Unemployed workers enrolled in cadre training classes shall be provided with free board and lodging and a subsidy according to individual circumstances.

CHAPTER X. SUPPLEMENTARY.

Article 40. Wages for relief engineering work and relief allowances fixed in the present Measures are based on the minimum cost of living in various big cities. In smaller cities where these Measures are put into effect, reductions may be made according to the local cost of living.