BRITISH CONTROL OF ENGAGEMENT
LONDON, March 14
The Minister of Labour, questioned by a Labour M.P., Mr Blackburn, on a' report that he intended to direct people into the cotton industry, said he did net intend to direct them from one job to another, but thought vacancies could be filled by other means. Mr Isaacs added how very cooperative he had found those workers who had been tasked to take important 'jobs without direction. In the last quarter of last year nearly one million persons were placed in employment by exchanges. Well over 100,000 were in first preference vacancies. Only 15 were directed. excluding directions issued to workers normally engaged in agriculture and coa.l mining, requiring them to remain within their industry. Mr Blackburn, who originally opposed even limited direction on principle, acknowledged that the control of engagement, order had been “Extremely well administered with minimum hardship and inconvenience. ’
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Grey River Argus, 27 March 1948, Page 8
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