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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1992

ARE

"AS THESE LANDFILLS

BEING CONSTRUCTED то THE HIGHEST ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS, IT IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAT VALUABLE LANDFILL SPACE SHOULD NOT BE OCCUPIED BY INERT CONSTRUCTION WASTE.

"THE WASTE COULD BE MORE PROPERLY DISPOSED OF AT PUBLIC DUMPS TO RECLAIM LAND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, HE SAID.

LOCAL WORKERS' INTERESTS WELL PROTECTED

THE GOVERNMENT WILL MAKE EFFORTS TO TAKE EFFECTIVE MEASURES TO PROTECT THE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES OF LOCAL WORKERS.

"EMPLOYERS WHO INTEND TO IMPORT FOREIGN WORKERS UNDER THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED GENERAL LABOUR IMPORTATION SCHEME MUST REGISTER THEIR VACANCIES WITH THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (LES) OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, AN ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MRS ANGELA HO, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

"EMPLOYERS MUST FIRST OFFER JOBS TO LOCAL WORKERS AT MEDIAN WAGES, SHE SAID.

"

"LES STAFF WILL CAREFULLY LOOK AT THE JOB REQUIREMENTS IN EACH CASE, IDENTIFY SUITABLE LOCAL JOB SEEKERS, AND REFER THEM ΤΟ THE EMPLOYER FOR SELECTION INTERVIEWS," SHE ADDED.

"IF AN EMPLOYER IS FOUND TO HAVE SET EXCESSIVELY RESTRICTIVE

REQUIREMENTS NOT COMMENSURATE WITH THE NATURE OF THE JOB, HIS FOR QUOTA TO IMPORT LABOUR MAY BE REJECTED, MRS HO

APPLICATION

STRESSED.

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то ENSURE THAT VACANCIES WILL BE FILLED BY LOCAL FAR AS POSSIBLE AND THAT THEIR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES UNDULY AFFECTED, SHE EXPLAINED.

THIS

IS

WORKERS AS WILL NOT BE

MRS

HO REITERATED THAT PERMISSION TO IMPORT WORKERS WOULD BE GIVEN ONLY IF THE EMPLOYMENT VISA CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE WAS SATISFIED THAT EVEN WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LES, THE EMPLOYER UNABLE TO FILL HIS VACANCIES WITH LOCAL STAFF.

WAS

"HOWEVER,

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EMPLOYERS MUST NOT OVERSTATE THEIR NEED FOR FOREIGN

WORKERS, SHE SAID.

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"THEY SHOULD APPLY FOR QUOTAS THAT THEY GENUINELY NEED, OTHERWISE, THEIR APPLICATIONS MAY NOT

CONSIDERED, SHE ADDED.

RECEIVED WILL BE

INFORMATION ON ALL VACANCIES

10 LES DISTRICT OFFICES.

AVAILABLE AT

SHE URGED LOCAL JOB SEEKERS TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE OPPORTUNITIES AND APPLY AT ANY ONE OF THE OFFICES VACANCIES.

EMPLOYMENT

FOR

THE

/SHE ALSO