seam tn2 AEEAES" 9 Technica] Inter- t Center, University ing was received in , teaching, nursing, rcial sewing, hotel music leadership, ficronesian students leges or other instit learning, 77—or fic Commission and ‘ulture Organization jointly the fourth Economic Training ce women trainees, nd one from Truk, g at this center Three Micronesian K part in a 3-week refresher seminar, n Honolulu by the d the SPC. er 4 OR ry Health Census sons in the Terri1at is, all persons, and housewives, 165. Only about di to be remunerad about half of subsistence-copra handicraft prors, who receive a ‘or example, the come per copra 285. Thus some 7 of the total iw] ation—received ular or part-time > of actual wage potential work force varies among districts, ra om well-planned vocational from a high of 38% in the Ma von. The Administration, Islands to a scant 13% in Truk. other percentages are: Palau, eh the joint efforts of the Educapy Marshall Islands, 19: Yap, 18; b Department and Community DeEoment Division, 1s approaching Ponape, 17. “task through its scholarship, vocaprograms. At the end of fiscal year Iogal and adult education spins instituted by the Commu8,450 Micronesian wage earners— F \ction Agencies also have aided guzmented the Administration’s employed by the Trust soward the development of a Jotal Micronesian wage income for 1968 _ was $11,924 101. ms $2,875,059 more than was ear 167, Micronesian wages and employment have been rising steadily for the past 5 yeais as shown in Tables 3 and 4. The Micronesian Title and Pay Plan establishes standards of employment Bureau, Coast Guard and Post Offe. district and municipal governme and the Congress of Micronesia. ble 3. Number of Micronesians in private ond government employment and wages Most private wage employment Horobie the 5-year period 1964-1968. the Territory is with Micronesian Employment Micronesian-American owned busines Yeor €s—principally stores, religious sions, and in domestic service. 5 Micronesians also work intermitten as stevedores, cargo handlers, casual laborers. In the past year, grams operated by the local Com nity Action Agencies, described bel provided full employment for ab 75 Trust Territory citizens and time employment, or training stipen for periods of three to six months, about 500 persons. ree 966 4967 1968 Private |Government| - 2,183| 2,419 2, 57) 2,987 3, 077 4,437 5, 083 5, 078 §, 235 §, 373 Wages Total 6,620] 7, 502 7,649 8,222 8, 450 Private Government $1,140,009| 1, 369, 1,855, 2,212, 2, 358, Total $4,443,854] 64) 169 409 35! §,735, 5, 882, 6, 836, 9, 565, § 5, 583, 863 100 406 033 759 7,104,741 7,737, 575 9, 048, 442 11, 924, 101 le i Number of Micronesians employed for wages during the 5-year period 4.3968. With some $20,000,000 in Gove Number ment capital construction schedula for fiscal year 1969, together with planned construction of two 4 tourist hotels in Palau and Truk dur the same period, a sizable increase Micronesian employment is anti pated. - in Thousands 7 6 5 (Government)__¢———* — (Private) The degree of this increase will contingent on the Territory’s ability ge provide skilled Micronesian labor private building contractors now ent ing the area. This, in turn, will depe on the Administration’s capacity develop a skilled labor force in c struction and other service industri Part VII—Social Advancem Vear — 1964 1966 1965 1967 1968 al Year 1968 87 tes eee as lw eee 7 % se oo