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He also mentioned the determination of the 1.L.0. to extend operational activities, ■concentrating in the first place on the man-power field and that of vocational and technical training. When the programme gets firmly established, other fields will be considered. He indicated his intention to propose to the Governing Body that further regional technical meetings of experts, similar to the successful Kandy meeting on Labour inspection and the Singapore meeting on training, be convened to deal with other urgent problems. He stated that the establishment of a tripartite Asian Advisory Committee was then before the Governing Body for action, and that he would also look into the possibility of early issue of 1.L.0. publications in Asian languages. He warned the Asian Governments of the necessity of adequate labour inspection services if social policies were to be practically carried out. He concluded by saying : We have met in Ceylon in a spirit of hope for the future. We have painted our picture with a bold and, I believe, honest brush. We have drawn the issues, even though they may have hurt, without fear or reservation. We have laid a basis of understanding for our future work and programmes. We have come as strangers—we will leave as friends and brothers joined together by the common ideals of the 1.L.0. and dedicated to the proposition that there must be peace in the world, and that in such a world men, women, and children must live securely and with the maximum of joy and happiness. If the world has thus far failed in this mission, we, at least, need not be ashamed because through wars, suffering, and travail we have forged ahead and held the finest traditions and aspirations of mankind in trust, and we have lived now to fulfil this trust. The 1.L.0. salutes the people of Asia and stands with them, and shall not forsake its duties and obligations to them. To this we are committed. I know that I can say that we must not, and will not, break this faith. 9. LABOUR INSPECTION The Conference Committee on this item held four sittings. The Committee had before it the report on labour inspection prepared by the Office for the consideration of the Conference, and which included the texts of two proposed resolutions intended to give effect to the findings of the Preparatory Conference on Labour Inspection in Asian Countries held at Kandy in November, 1948. The Committee noted that the Conference at Kandy had devoted much of its attention to consideration of practical problems affecting the inspection services in the Asian countries, and endorsed the view that it did not seem necessary to discuss general principles for the organization of labour inspection, inasmuch as comprehensive provisions on this matter had been adopted by the International Labour Organization in the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947, and the Labour Inspectorates (Nonmetropolitan Territories) Convention, 1947. Accordingly, the Committee proceeded to discuss the proposed resolutions contained in the Office report. The main points of these draft resolutions were as follows : Labour Inspection (1) Asian Governments should give labour inspectorates a status among the social services of the State commensurate with their responsibilities. (2) Publicity on industrial matters by Asian Governments might include health and safety exhibits and museums. (3) Governments should institute research centres for the study of industrial problems. (4) Inspectors should be adequately trained. (5) The possibility of international or regional arrangements should be explored—for example, regional centres for training labour inspectors, and technical missions from abroad, might be considered. (6) The numerical strength of inspection services should be adequate to the tasks they have to perform. (7) There should be a statistical section in Labour Departments to collect basic labour statistics.

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