8 April 1948: Concerns Over Assimilation And Employment Of Baltic Migrants And Refugees

Title

8 April 1948: Concerns Over Assimilation And Employment Of Baltic Migrants And Refugees

Subject

The receiving and consideration of an Executive Report concerning Social Services and Immigration

Description

This Executive Report was primarily concerned with Baltic immigrants and their integration into the workforce.
- At the invitation of the government, a union official was invited to a migrant arrival camp to better understand the role these migrants would have in Australian society
- The Council requested that the government consult with them before any displaced persons are employed

Creator

Melbourne Trades Hall Council

Source

Minute book Trades Hall Council 1948 to 1950 (Page 82 of 529 in the PDF)

Date

April 8, 1948

Contributor

George Rickard

Format

PDF

Type

Book of Minutes (Digitised Document)

Identifier

1978-0082-0020

Coverage

1978.0082 Unit 439

Files

Clause 3a Re immigrants.png

Citation

Melbourne Trades Hall Council, “8 April 1948: Concerns Over Assimilation And Employment Of Baltic Migrants And Refugees,” THE VICTORIAN TRADES HALL: AN ARCHIVAL HISTORY, accessed May 2, 2024, https://bpeddlesdenweds2.omeka.net/items/show/65.

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