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SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 1977

+CONTACTS BETWEEN GOVERNMENTS WILL ALWAYS BE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE, BUT ONLY WHEN THEY ARE REINFORCED BY FRIENDSHIP AND THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS WITH COMMON INTERESTS CAN WE MAKE THE COMMONWEALTH LINK BOTH STRONG ENOUGH, AND SUFFICIENTLY FLEXIBLE, TO MEET SUCCESSFULLY THE PROBLEMS WE TODAY MUST FACE TOGETHER.+

SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT AT BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT IS CONDUCTING A

REGULAR QUARTERLY SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT AT BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION WORK SITES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

RESULTS OF THIS SURVEY, WHICH COVERS MANUAL WORKERS ONLY, WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO A REPORT WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE EMPLOYMENT OF MANUAL WORKERS IN WORK SITES UNDER THE CHARGE OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, HOUSING DEPARTMENT AND MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY.

IN THE PREVIOUS SURVEY CARRIED OUT IN DECEMBER 1976, A TOTAL OF 48,760 WORKERS WERE RECORDED, OF WHICH 29,650 WERE ENGAGED AT WORK SITES IN PRIVATE SECTOR.

LETTERS AND SURVEY FORMS HAVE BEEN SENT TO CONTRACTORS, SEEK ING INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF WORKERS AT EACH SITE UNDER THEIR CHARGE AS AT MARCH 15.

DURING THE PERIOD MARCH 15-17, SURVEY OFFICERS OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, EACH BEARING A GOVERNMENT IDENTITY CARD, WILL VISIT THE SITES TO COLLECT THE COMPLETED SURVEY FORMS.

THE COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS APPEALED TO CONTRACTORS AND THE IR SITE STAFF FOR CO-OPERATION IN SUPPLYING THE INFORMATION REQUIRED.

THE INFORMATION OBTAINED, HE SAID, WOULD BE TREATED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WOULD BE USED ONLY FOR COMPILATION OF STATISTICAL TABLES.

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