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THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1992

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THESE EMPLOYERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY A LUMP SUM OF EACH IMPORTED WORKER BASED ON THE RATE OF $400 A MONTH BY THE NUMBER OF MONTHS COVERED IN PERIOD OF 24 MONTHS.

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CONTRACT,

IN RESPECT MULTIPLIED MAXIMUM

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"THE REVENUE GENERATED FROM THE LEVY WILL BE USED FOR AUGMENTING THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND RETRAINING FOR LOCAL WORKERS, WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THOSE ECONOMIC SECTORS IN WHICH MANPOWER SHORTAGES ARE THE MOST OBVIOUS, MR CHAN SAID.

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COURSES CITING EXAMPLES, MR CHAN SAID NEW TRAINING

WHICH CAN BE CONSIDERED INCLUDE COURSES FOR FORK-LIFT TRUCK DRIVERS AND TOURIST GUIDES.

OTHER POSSIBILITIES INCLUDE EXPANDING EXISTING COURSES FOR SALES SUPERVISORS, SHOP ASSISTANTS, WAITERS AND CAPTAINS IN RESTAURANTS, HOTEL HOUSE-KEEPERS.

LEGISLATION IS BRING DRAFTED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FUND WILL STATUTORY RETRAINING FUND FOR THIS PURPOSE. THE USE OF THE BE OVERSEEN BY A BOARD COMPRISING REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES, TRAINING BODIES AND THE GOVERNMENT.

THE BOARD WILL ALSO ADVISE ON THE PRIORITY OF RETRAINING PROGRAMMES AND ON ALLOCATIONS FROM THE FUND.

PENDING THE PASSAGE OF THIS LEGISLATION, A PROVISIONAL RETRAINING FUND BOARD WILL BE SET UP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO UNDERTAKE THESE FUNCTIONS.

"THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY ADVISORY, ASSESSMENT AND COUNSELLING SERVICES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY WORKERS INTERESTED IN RETRAINING AND ΤΟ ARRANGE COURSES FOR THEM, MR CHAN SAID.

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"A TRAINING ALLOWANCE WILL ALSO BE PAID IN APPROPRIATE CASES TO THOSE LOCAL WORKERS UNDERGOING TRAINING OR RETRAINING," HE ADDED.

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MR CHAN SAID THE CONDITIONS OF IMPORTATION WILL BE TIGHTENED TO MINIMISE ABUSE OF THE SYSTEM IN FUTURE, THEREBY OFFERING BETTER PROTECTION TO IMPORTED WORKERS.

ALLOWABLE WAGES WILL BE SET AT $400 BELOW MEDIAN WAGES FOR INDIVIDUAL JOB CATEGORIES, AND WAGES PAID TO IMPORTED WORKERS MUST NOT BE LESS THAN THOSE SPECIFIED IN THE ALLOWABLE WAGE LIST TO BE PUBLISHED BY GOVERNMENT.

EMPLOYERS WILL HAVE ΤΟ PAY WAGES THROUGH BANKS, AND THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE WRITTEN INTO FUTURE CONTRACTS.

IT WILL ALSO BE STIPULATED IN THE APPROVAL OF QUOTA THAT THE EVENT OF GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO WITHDRAW SUCH QUOTA IN THE BREACH OF CONDITIONS BY AN EMPLOYER.

/THE GOVERNMENT