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 1286 Living conditions, etc. Occupational dis- eases and accidents. Working hours. Promotions and wage increases. Period of employ- ment. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [59 STAT. shall not be required to purchase articles or services, including tools, not required of domestic workers of the same employer at the same place of employment; provided, further, that, when necessary, the employer shall make available to the worker, at a reasonable cost, sufficient warm clothing to meet climatic conditions in the United States, and the costs of such clothing may be deducted from the subsequent earnings of the workers. 6. Living conditions and sanitary and medical services for Costa Rica workers shall be of the same kinds as, and shall not be less favorable to them than, those enjoyed by domestic workers engaged by the em- ployer in the same occupations at the same place of employment. Housing shall be sanitary and provide reasonable comfort for the workers. Food, when furnished to the worker by the employer, shall be prepared in a sanitary manner and shall be of the .sa me standard as the food furnished domestic labor. The cost of food and housing, when furnished by the employer, shall not exceed $1.40 per day per worker. 7. Workers admitted under this agreement shall enjoy as regards occupational diseases and accidents the same guarantee enjoyed by domestic workers engaged in the same occupations at the same place of employ- ment under Federal or State Legislation in the United States. 8. Workers admitted under this agreement shall be afforded opportunity to be employed the same num- ber of working hours as domestic workers engaged by the employer in the same occupations at the same place of employment; provided that Costa Rica workers shall not be required to work on December 25, Thursday and Friday of Holy Week, and Corpus Christi Day; provided further, that the Costa Rica workers shall be granted one day of rest in each seven, except during periods of emergency when all workers are required to work without a day of rest. 9. Workers admitted under this agreement shall be subject to the same rights and privileges with respect to promotions and general wage increases, and the same rights and privileges arising under applicable collective bargaining agreements as those accorded domestic workers engaged by the employer in the same occupations at the same place of employment. 10. (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this clause, workers shall be recruited for employment for a period of 180 days which may be extended with the approval of the Chairman of the War Manpower

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