MIGRANTS MUST LEARN ENGLISH
Migrants- working on the vast Snowy Mountains hydro-electric scheme in southern New South Wales have been told to brush up their English as a way of reducing construction accidents. Sir William Hudson, commissioner of the Snowy Mountains Authority, told a. migrants’ convention recently that construction dangers were increased when employees 'did not bave. a thorough understanding of instructions, warning noticed and safety , talks. He said that migrants working on the scheme would have to show progress in learning English < after their first six months with the Authority, otherwise they would be dismissed. Special English classes had been introduced, and rosters had been adjusted to give non-English speakirig workers every oppor-1 tunity to learn the language, he said.—Reuter. , |
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Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29246, 2 July 1960, Page 10
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