Report of the Royal Commission on Labour in India

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Identifikator:: 1850495947

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-233603

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Report of the Royal Commission on Labour in India

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: His Majesty's Stationery Off.

Year of publication:: 1931

Scope:: xviii, 580 S.; graph. Darst., Kt.

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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APPENDIX 1. CaapTER XXI1II.—~BurMa AND INDIA. 820. The general recommendations in other parts of the Report are intended for Burma as well as India and are designed to meet the needs ~f Burmese labour in Burma as of Indian labour in India .. 321. (a) The Protector of Immigrants should work in co-operation with the Government of Burma but should be solely responsible to the Government of India .. - vs .. .. .. (6) He should have statutory power to enter industrial estab- lishments where Indian labour is employed 23 . - (c) He should have a working knowledge of some Indian languages, particularly Telugu .. - 'e ve ee (d) He should have access to the Member or Minister respon- sible for labour oe .. . .. oe .. {e) He should furnish an annual report to the Government of India (f) He should have sufficient experience and standing to ensure that his advice will deserve and receive full consideration from authorities and employers in Burma. .. 322. Government should approach employers with a view to secur- ing direct payment of wages without legislation : if this fails, the question of legislation for direct payment in certain sections of industry should be caken up oe 323. If any other industry finds it necessary to recruit in India, it should repatriate the recruited worker as soon as it ceases to-pay him his normal wages on oe ee . 324. A policy of decasualisation for dock labour in Rangoon is urgently needed .. ve oo .- .. . 325. There should be a medical inspection of emigrants in India before embarkation .. 5» np 326. (a) In dealing with the housing problem in Rangoon, a first step should be the provision of rest-house accommodation, for the super. vision of which the Protector of Immigrants might be given some res- ponsibility we .r .. oe -- oo. (b) The desirability of providing married quarters should not be overlooked .. .. in .. ’ .. .. {¢) Attention should be given to the proper utilisation of under- developed areas -. 327. Tn regard to general health measures, previous investigations indicate what is required. and Government should now take the neces- sary steps i. ve 328. In regard to bousing, there should be a frank recognition of joint responsibility ; the line of action, with the share to be taken by the parties concerned, should now be determined at a conference to be con- vened by Government and including representatives of Government, the municipality, employers, the Development Trust, the port authorities and some who can voice the needs of labour .- 329, Assisted emigration should be controlled with a view to ensur- ing that the emigrant is guaranteed maintenance for a reasonable period ar repatriation .. 525 PAGES. 4925 127 498. 498 498 498 4OR 190 43Y 43% 499 427 437 437 420 120 140

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