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International Labour Conventions
Proposed Improvements in 1978
Present
declaration
Proposed improvement
(1) No.
No. 17
Workmen's Compensation (Accidents)
applied with
modification
applied without modification
(2)
(3)
No. 32
Protection Against
Accidents (Dockers)
(Revised)
No. 42
Workmen's Compensation
(Occupational Diseases)
decision re- served
applied with modification
Certification of Able
decision reserved
(4)
No. 74
Seamen
(5)
No. 94
(6)
Labour Clauses (Public Contracts)
No. 144
Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards)
applied with modification
applied with modification
Appendix II
applied without modification
Action in Hong Kong
Adequate arrangements to comply with Article 10 (which requires an employer to be responsible for the cost of re- newing or replacing a prosthesis or surgical appliance of an injured workman) are being considered (our telegram No. 1261 of 15 December 1977).
Relevant legislation being drafted.
applied without modification
applied without modification
The Workmen's Compensation (Amendment). Bill establishing a pneumoconiosis compensation scheme is scheduled to be introduced into the Legislative Council early in 1978.
Relevant legislation being drafted.
applied without modification
applied with modification
The fair wages clauses are now being incorporated into all public contracts.
A sub-committee of the Labour Advisory Board is being set up to implement the provisions of the convention, but Article 3 (which requires that the representatives of employers and employees shall be
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