§ 72. Mr. Sorensenasked the Minister of Labour what consultations have taken place with the Trades Union Congress in respect of the employment of Hungarian refugees; how many have now been placed in employment; how many have been registered at employment exchanges; and what information is given to them by his officers respecting membership of appropriate trade unions.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThere have been discussions between my officials and officers of the Trades Union Congress, and I have arranged for my regional controllers to keep the secretaries of the regional advisory committees of the Trades Union Congress informed about the movement of refugees into their regions, and about the industries in which they are being placed; 1,051 Hungarian refugees have now been placed in employment, and a substantial number of others have found work through friends and relatives. Some 2,148 have been registered for employment. Where it is a condition of the offer of employment that the applicant should be a member of the appropriate trade union and the refugee wishes to apply for membership, he is referred to the union concerned.