Annual report on Sierra Leone / Colonial Office.

  • Great Britain. Colonial Office.
Date:
[1953]
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Credit: Annual report on Sierra Leone / Colonial Office. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Harbour (Stevedore) Pool control the employment of maritime anc dockside workers. The Exchanges at Freetown, Waterloo and Bonth< also have as an important part of their functions the issuing of regis tration certificates to workers for identification purposes. 2,397 fresl and 3,537 renewal certificates were issued as against 2,058 fresh an< 4,235 renewal certificates in 1952. It is hoped that with the recen amendment of the Registration of Employees Ordinance enabling artisans in certain areas of the Protectorate to be registered, the othe two Exchanges will undertake a limited amount of registration an< fingerprinting in 1954. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS No new trade unions were registered during the year ; the followin; registered trade unions continued to function : General Paid-up Membership Membership United Mine Workers’ Union (Branches) at Marampa, Yengema and Hangha) Maritime and Waterfront Workers’ 4,500 2,000 Union ...... 4,453 1,027 Transport and General Workers’ Union Artisans and Allied Workers’ Union 1,160 365 (Branches at Bo and Freetown) . 6,200 3,000 Railway Workers’ Union 2,118 2,000 Sierra Leone Washerwomen’s Union 45 21 Clerical and Mercantile Workers’ Union 167 60 Elder Dempster African Staff Union . 134 120 Amalgamated Teachers’ Organisation 599 575 Sherbro Amalgamated Workers’ Union* 284 54 Sierra Leone Domestic Servants’ Union • 202 171 * A general union covering all types of worker in the Sherbro District. All these unions are workers’ organisations, but an employer organisation, the Association of Builders and Building Contractor applied for registration under the Trade Unions Ordinance during tl year. The Posts and Telegraphs Workers’ Union also applied f< registration. No new works committees were set up, but the existing 11 worl committees continued to function satisfactorily and met often durii the year ; these committees are contributing greatly to industrial pea< in the respective undertakings. The subjects discussed included pr tective clothing for certain classes of workmen, training opportunity] transport facilities and disciplinary procedure. The Joint Consultative Committee on which employers and workel in the major industries of the country are represented met once durii the year when consideration was given to certain proposals to amei the Wages Boards Ordinance and to reconstitute the Joint Industri) Councils. These proposals however proved unacceptable to the workeil side.