TNAG-0087-FCO40-123-Conditions-of-employment-for-Hong-Kong-Chinese-working-in-th-1969 — Page 84

Mrs. L. M. Jeger, MP.

8.

3rd November, 1967.

(a). safeguarding the worker from the loss of his right to repatriation unless the agreement for the term- ination of the contract otherwise provides; and

(b). requiring the competent authority to satisfy itself -

(i). that the worker has freely consented to

the agreement and that his consent nas not been obtained by coercion or undue influ- ence or as the result of misrepresentation or mistake; and

(ii). that all monetary liabilities between the

parties have been settled.

Article 12. (3).

A contract shall be subject to termination on the application of either party in the cases and under conditions to be prescribed by the regulations, which shall include provisions prescribing -

(a). the period of notice, if any, to be given by the party

wishing to terminate the contract; and

(b). an equitable settlement of monetary and other questions

arising from such termination, including the question of repatriation.

It will be clearly seen that the I. L. O, is concerned with the need of safeguarding the repatriation of the employee under 2. (a). and the settlement of all monetary liabilities. 2(b) (ii). and an equitable settlement of monetary and other questions 3(b).

In reply to this letter, we wrote 14th November, 1966., and pointed out that to bring an employee to the U. K. at the expense of some £150. or more, he walks out of his position and the only re-

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