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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1991
TRAINING
HE WAS PLEASED TO NOTE THAT THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY AUTHORITY WAS WELL ATTUNED TO THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TAKING STEPS UPGRADE AND EXPAND ITS TRAINING COURSES AT HIGHER LEVELS.
"THE GOVERNMENT, HE SAID, "WILL SHORTLY BE LAUNCHING A TECHNOLOGY TRAINING SCHEME TO PROVIDE MATCHING GRANTS MANUFACTURING COMPANIES WHICH WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY THEIR EMPLOYEES TO EQUIP THEMSELVES WITH NEW TECHNOLOGIES EITHER HONG KONG OR OVERSEAS.
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THE SECOND ISSUE RELATES TO "RE-TRAINING".
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THE PRESENT PROCESS OF ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING HAS BROUGHT ABOUT JOB DISLOCATION FOR SOME WORKERS WHICH MR CHAN DESCRIBED AS "PAINFUL AND UNWELCOME".
"BUT THE REMEDY MUST LIE IN RETRAINING TO HELP THEM OTHER SECTORS WITH A STRONGER DEMAND FOR LABOUR.
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"THAT MAY NOT BE EASY BUT IT IS AN AREA WHICH WE INTEND ΤΟ EXPLORE WITH THOSE CONCERNED, PARTICULARLY THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL AND THE CONSTRUCTION AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITIES.
"I SHALL THEREFORE BE COMING UP TO YOU FOR SUGGESTIONS ON THE WAY FORWARD AND I AM CONFIDENT THAT I WILL BE GETTING YOUR CO-OPERATION AND SUPPORT IN THESE ENDEAVOURS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE LOT OF OUR MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE," MR CHAN SAID.
COMPLAINT PROBE OF WAGE UNDERPAYMENT UNDERWAY
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING A COMPLAINT OF UNDERPAYMENT OF WAGES OF 18 IMPORTED WORKERS IN A CLOTHING FACTORY.
THE WORKERS WERE DISMISSED WHILE THE CASE WAS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
THEY APPROACHED THE KWAI CHUNG OFFICE OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE (LRS) ON NOVEMBER 9.
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LRS OFFICERS HELD MEETINGS WITH THE WORKERS AND THEIR EMPLOYER. PART OF THEIR WAGE CLAIMS WERE CLEARED BY THE EMPLOYER WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LRS.
THE LRS MET THE WORKERS AGAIN ON NOVEMBER 16 AND TODAY (MONDAY} AND IS STILL TRYING TO ARRANGE FOR A CONCILIATION MEETING BETWEEN THE IMPORTED WORKERS AND THEIR EMPLOYER.
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