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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1988

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EMPLOYERS WARNED AGAINST HIRING CHILDREN

TODAY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT

EMPLOYMENT OF UNDER THE

CHILDREN CHILDREN UNDER 15 IN INDUSTRY OR SECTOR IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

(FRIDAY) WARNED EMPLOYERS THAT REGULATIONS,

UNDER 13

THOSE

THE

IN

EMPLOYMENT NON-INDUSTRIAL

OF

SUB-CONTRACTOR A 14-YEAR-OLD

THIS FOLLOWED A RECENT COURT CASE IN WHICH A WAS FINED $3,000 BY A CENTRAL MAGISTRATE FOR EMPLOYING TIME OF CHILD TO WORK IN A CONSTRUCTION SITE. AT THE LABOUR INSPECTORS, THE CHILD WAS FOUND INSTALLING ELECTRICAL AT THE SITE.

IN PASSING SENTENCE,

THE MAGISTRATE SAID

INSPECTION BY FITTINGS

THAT EMPLOYING A

CHILD TO WORK IN A CONSTRUCTION SITE WAS A VERY SERIOUS OFFENCE.

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TOOK OUT 82 FOR BREACHING THE REGULATIONS IN THE RESULTING IN TOTAL FINES OF OVER

ACCORDING TO STATISTICS, SUMMONSES AGAINST EMPLOYERS FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, $110,000.

"THE MAJORITY OF THE CONVICTED CASES RELATED TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN IN INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS," A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID,

"EMPLOYERS WHO INTEND TO HIRE YOUNG PART-TIME JOBS MUST CHECK THE APPLICANTS' THAT THEY ARE NOT UNDER-AGED."

JOB-SEEKERS FOR FULL OR

CARDS IDENTITY

то ENSURE

CHILDREN REGULATIONS

ANYONE WHO CONTRAVENES THE EMPLOYMENT OF

IS LIABLE, UPON CONVICTION, TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $20,000.

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO URGED EMPLOYERS TO

WOMEN CONTACT THE

AND

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ON YOUNG PERSONS DIVISION OF

5-8524153 FOR ADVICE IF THEY HAVE ANY DOUBTS REGARDING THE REGULATIONS.

WORKSHOP ON STREET SLEEPERS FOR VOLUNTEERS

MORE THAN 80

*

VOLUNTEERS AND

REPRESENTATIVES FROM VOLUNTARY FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR

AGENCIES WILL PARTICIPATE IN A TRAINING WORKSHOP STREET SLEEPERS AT THE HENRY G. LEONG YAU MA TEI COMMUNITY CENTRE THIS SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 13).

THROUGH

TALKS,

DISCUSSIONS,

THE

EXPERIENCE-SHARING SEMINARS PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO

PROBLEM OF STREET

UNDERSTANDING OF THE

SLEEPERS

SLEEPING SO THAT

AND ACQUIRE AS WELL THEY CAN

GROUP BETTER

AS

THE BETTER

TECHNIQUES IN CONTACTING STREET ASSIST THE RELEVANT AGENCIES IN RENDERING SERVICES.

/THE WORKSHOP