Emigrant Labour Control and Insurance Changes Nanking, Oct, 12.
The Regulations governing Emigration of Labourers were passed at the '2nd meeting of the Legislative Yuan, jin accordance with the joint report of the Foreign Relations and Labour Law Committees. The meeting was resided over by Presidnt Sun Fo and attended by 69 members.
Except otherwise provided for, Regulations, which' consist of articles, wil be applicable to all [Chinese citizens emigrating fromthe country for labour abroad.
Labour emigrants are divided into Uhre categories, namely, (1) those selected and dispatched by the Government, (2) those recruited by agents, and (3) individual emigrants, Only those possessing the following four qualifications will be allowed to leave the country. They must be Between 20 and 45 years of age, physically sound, (3) suffer from no contagious disease and (4) free from vicious habits, such as oplumsmoking, ete.
All employment contracts entered into by labour emigrants must submitted to the Central Overseas Affairs Commission for approval and framed in conformity with the Outline for Employment Contracts of Labour Emigrants, to be separately drawn up by the said Commission. In case the emigrants are selected and dispatched by the Government, such employment contracts will be concluded by the Government on their behalf.
To Safeguard Labourers Except by special permission of the JOverseas Affairs 'Commission, it is further provided, no" labour" agent wilt be allowed to recruit Chinese labourers' for: emigration.
Individual labour emigrants must first register with the Central Overseas Affairs Commission, before they Jean apply for passports, Another stipulation of the Regulations. requires that only persons approved of and granted certificates by {the Overseas Affairs Commission may be. engaged by labour emigrants Interpreters.
The present Regulations are a revised form of the original regulations governing the Emigration of Chinese Labourers, promulgated by the de-funer Peking Government, and are Intended for the protection of Chic nese labourers going abroad and to [safeguard them from being sold into slavery.
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