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COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS
There were no collective agreements in force,
K.
INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES
There were no industrial disputes.
L. UNEMPLOYMENT
Unemployment is not a problem in the Trust Territory since outside the district centers the
economy is largely subsistence.
M. EMIGRATION FOR EMPLOYMENT
Nineteen Micronesians migrated to the United States during the year for the probable pur-
N. EMPLOYEES RECRUITED FROM OUTSIDE TERRITORY
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For number of employees recruited from outside the Territory, see B and C above ‘‘Nonindigenous workers in the Trust Territory,’’ and Statistical Appendix || which lists all employees of the Trust Territory Government.
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SOCIAL SECURITY AND WELFARE SERVICES
Social Security provisions are discussed in Part V., chapter 5
and Part VII, chapter 5.
Since 1962, the Territory has been entitled to disaster relief
under the U.S. Federal Disaster Act. In 1963, $1,300,000 was allocated to the Marianas by the Office of Emergency Planning to
perform necessary rehabilitation work to damage caused by a
typhoon in April. Over $390,000 was allocated in 1964 to provide
assistance to Peleliu and Angaur Islands of Palau District hit by a
typhoon in November. In October 1965a typhoon hit Pagan and Agrihan in the Northern Marianas. Some building materials, food and
emergency supplies were sent to the stricken areas by the Mariana
Islands District Administration.
In 1967 the Territory received an allocation of $2,150,000 from
the Office of Emergency Planning for rehabilitation work on Koror
and Babelthuap islands in the Palau District, which were devastated
by Typhoon Sally in March.
The U.S. Congress has also provided a
supplementary appropriation of $1.7 million for the reconstruction
of schools, public buildings and housing in the town of Koror,
Government funds in the amount of $300,000 were reprogrammed
for reconstruction of Rota Hospital and other essential public facil-
ities, which were destroyed by Typhoon Gilda.
Section VII,
chapter 5, details funds allocated for rehabilitation
following Typhoon Jean, which struck the Truk and Mariana Islands
districts in April 1968.
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