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8. (1) The International Labour Organization should be equipped to give advice and assistance on an expanded scale in the organization of labour inspection services to Asian Governments. (2) Full advantage should be taken of the facilities available through the International Labour Organization to achieve the purposes of this resolution. APPENDIX No. 3—EESOLUTION CONCEENING CONFEBENCES OF EEPEESENTATIVES OF ASIAN INSPECTION SEEVICES The Asian Eegional Conference held at Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon, adopts this 24th day of January, 1950, the following resolution : The Conference welcomes the practice of convening when appropriate regional meetings of representatives of labour inspection services, such as that held at Kandy, Ceylon, in November, 1948, in preparation for the present Conference, and recommends to the Governing Body of the International Labour Office that similar technical meetings should be convened at such intervals in Asian centres as may appear to the Governing Body to be necessary in the light of the reports furnished by members of the Organization in connection with the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947. The progress made in giving effect to the recommendations contained in the resolution concerning labour inspection might form a suitable basis of discussion at the next conference of representatives of Asian inspection services. APPENDIX No. 4—EESOLUTION CONCEENING THE PEOTECTION OF WOMEN AND YOUNG PEESONS Whereas the strict enforcement of legislation for the protection of women and young persons might have the undesirable effect of reducing employment possibilities for women and young persons in workplaces covered by the law and of either excluding them from the employment market or driving them to seek employment in unregulated workplaces where conditions of work are invariably worse ; Whereas nonetheless it is essential that the conditions of employment of women and young persons should be carefully regulated ; and Taking note of the emphasis laid by the Preparatory Conference on LabourInspection in Asian countries, meeting at Kandy, Ceylon, in November, 1948, on the need of solving this problem, The Asian Eegional Conference, held at Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon, adopts this 24th clay of January, 1950, the following resolution : The Conference requests the Governing Body to instruct the International LabourOffice to undertake a detailed study of this problem and the manner in which it hasbeen solved in the industrially advanced countries. APPENDIX No. S—EESOLUTION CONCEENING THE PEOMOTION OF' FACILITIES FOE WOEKEES' WELFAEE IN ASIAN COUNTEIES Whereas the Declaration of Philadelphia reaffirms the fundamental principle that labour is not a commodity and recognizes the solemn obligation of the International Labour Organization to further among the nations of the world programmes which will achieve adequate, protection for the life and health of workers in all occupations and the provision of adequate nutrition, housing and facilities for recreation and culture y. Whereas the Preparatory Asian Eegional Conference at its meeting in New Delhi in October 1947, adopted a resolution concerning conditions of work and labour welfare in which it declared that the human element in industry is of primary importance and the increase in production is conditioned, amongst other means, by theraising of labour welfare standards ;

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