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25 15. Labour and social security, including―


 * (a) Trade unions, etc
 * (b) Unemployment, etc

(i) For an interim penod until otherwise agreed the Commissioners of Labour of Sarawak and North Borneo should remain in charge of their respective Departments and should have direct access to the Federal Ministry and should be directly responsible to the Federal Minister of Labour (ii) In the case of Sarawak, the Sarawak labour laws should remain in force when Malaysia is established and when necessary there should be a gradual move towards a common form of Malaysian legislation in this respect. In the meanwhile the registration of trade unions should be left with the Registrar-General of Sarawak (iii) In the case of North Borneo, the Malayan Trade Union Act and the Malayan Trade Disputes Ordinance should be applied immediately after Malaysia Day, but current legislation on—
 * (a) Welfare of labour including housing of labourers by employers; employers liability and workmen's compensation, and
 * (b) Unemployment insurance; health insurance, widow's, orphan's and old age pensions, maternity benefits, provident and benevolent funds; and superannuation should remain in force for a period of seven years or such longer period as may be otherwise agreed.

(iv) In the case of both North Borneo and Sarawak there should he a delegation of powers to make subsidiary legislation to deal with conditions peculiar to the State.


 * (c) Charities, etc.

Concurrent to the extent necessary to enable the States to legislate to control local charities.

16. Welfare of aborigines.

This item should not apply to North Borneo or Sarawak.

17. Professional occupations other than those specifically enumerated.

18. Holidays, other than State holidays; standard of time.

Provision should be made to allow substitution in the Borneo States where Federal holidays relate to religious or other occasions that have no significance in the Borneo States.