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330. As soon as a decision has been taken regarding the constitu-
tional position of Burma, the question of immigration should be examined
by the Governments of India and Burma in consultation with all the
interests concerned we oo .. ..

331. For a sound immigration policy, further statistical information
regarding immigrant labour is urgently required. Accurate figures shoufd
be obtained bearing on the extent of employment available at different
seasons and the movements of immigrant labour in search of work oe

332. Whatever steps are taken to regulate immigration, satisfactory
conditions of life and work should be maintained for the immigrant po-
pulations . 04 .. or on - »s

333. Government, employers and all concerned should accept a much
greater measure of responsibility for the immigrant ..

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Statistics and Intelligence.
334. (a) Statistics should be compiled separately in respect of peren-
nial and seasonal factories .. " .. wi
(b) Government should examine the possibility of obtaining
from the factory owner the total number of persons employed in his
factory for not less than one month in a year .. ‘y ‘s
(¢}) The Factories Act should be amended so as to make it
possible to call for returns in respect of wages . . .
335. An examination should be made of the causes of delay in the
publication of labour statistics with a view to devising a method which
will ensure more prompt publication .. ,e 3 o-
336. The possibility of obtaining figures of the total number em-
ployed wholly or part-time in the coal mines should be examined .
337. The published returns relating to the Assam plantations should
give particulars of the number of labourers employed who do not live on
she gardens, and the vital statistics should include both births and deaths
338. Planters in all provinces should be required by statute to
furnish statistics relating to the labour forces employed by them ve
339. A summary should be published by the Government of India
of the annual returns received from provincial Governments on the
working of the Trade Unions Act °F .. ve ws
340. Legislation should be adopted, preferably by the Central Legis-
lature, enabling the competent authority to collect information from em.
ployers regarding the remuneration, attendance and living conditions
(including housing) of industrial labour, from merchants regarding prices
from money-lenders regarding loans to workers and from landlords re.
garding rentals “a . .a as . .
341. Whenever possible, investigators engaged on family budget
enquiries should receive a course of training with the Bombay Labour
Office or some other office which has conducted a successful enquiry ..
.342. Enquiries into labour conditions by private investigators
should be intensive rather than extensive .. .. .. .
343. The possibility of making enquiries and investigations into
labour conditions an obligatory part of courses in economics should be
considered by the university authorities in all provinces vie oe
344. The possibilities of experimental work with a view to discover-
ing means of improving output and efficiency should be considered by
large individual employers and by associations of emplovers .. in

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