Labor

As of June 30, 1968, the territory had a labor force of 21,316, 57 percent of whom were employed either by the Federal government or the government of Guam. Twenty percent of the labor force were Philippine nationals utilized primarily in consb·uction projects.

There was no known unemployment. All employable persons willing to work could find jobs.

There was, however, a continuing demand for skilled workers and efforts were being exerted to upgrade the skills of local workers through expanded and improved curricula and facilities of the Guam Trade and TeclmicaJ School, the Navy Apprenticeship Program, and other governmental in-service training programs.

The Guam Employment Service completed plans for the establishment of a State Manpower Development Planning System under which the GES is responsible for developing an annual state training plan in con~ultatio11 with other agencies.

Three Manpower Development and Training Act projects were completed with 51 trainees graduating. They involved two clerk-stenographer projects and one block-layer mason. Of the 51 graduates, 48 were placed with private industry or government service. The programs were sponsored jointly by the Guam Employment Service, the Department of Labor and Personnel, and the Guam Trade and Technical School. Another training program for waiters and waitresses was started in May 1968. Seven enrollees completed the 8-week course.

Fourteen young workers participated in the Apprenticeship Ti:aining Program, a joint venture between the government of Guam and the Guam Contractors Association. Seven employers participated in the program.

During the year, 738 youths seeking employment were registered with the Guam Employment Service. These youngsters included dropouts, disadvantaged, and high school graduates. Services rendered included employment counseling, placement, testing, and referral to federally financed vocational training such as the Neighborhood Youth Corps and the MDTA program.

Approximately 250 students registered with the Guam Employment Service for summer jobs, of whom 150 were placed either with the local or Federal government or with private industry.

The GES conducted a survey of high school graduating seniors to ascertain their immediate plans. Of the 995 graduating seniors from public and private schools, 653 responded. Two hundred and nineteen indicated they wished to attend college on a full-time basis; the same number planned to seek full-time employment; 51 want-.::d to join the armed forces; 57 planned to attend college on a part-time basis; and 107 were undecided. The GES offer.:ed assistance to the 219 who wanted immediate employment.

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Joh openint!'s receiq?d from both l{O,·c·1·m11rnt and pri,·::ile finns totaled 9.667. 111orc by 806 th:in durin~ the predous year. Of the tot;il, 8,82-1-were iilc-d by alien petitioning e1nplO}'Cr,.

A total of 118 rC<.Juesls for alien employment certification were received. These \\'ere rc-,·ic\\·1•d :111d transmitted to th!' U.S. c111ploy1ncnl regional office i11 San Francisco for final disposition. Of tl1(' l lll requests, 78 \,·err appro,·c-cl. 2i "·rrr denied. and I ::l were pending at the end of the year . . \ lOtal of l.715 nc,,· applications for employment wen: rc:tcin·d durinl! the year. This "·as 502 less th::in during the prc,·ious year. Also. a total of 1.967 applic,uions were recei,·ecl for gm·emnwnl ()f Guam job ,·aranries. :'\ona.~ricultural placements numbered 859, a decrease of 7--1-8 compared to t hr prr,·ious year· s ro1m l.

Coruinuing- assistance during die fiscal ~,ear was 1·cndered to Selecti,·c Scr.·irc n·habilitants. Rcjrrtrcs repor1i11,I! to the local office were counselled and rdern:d lo job vnrancies in line with thrir !raining and rxperirncr. ,\ssisla11n.' also was I emlered to rct11111i 11g vrlt'rans. Veterans discharged front thr military scr.·irc- undrr ronditions other tha11 disho11orable were 1:rivcn preference in selection and referral to training nnd;,r the ~fDTA pro1.m11n as \\'di n~ sdcrtion and rrfc1nd to joh openi11.1ts with pril'ate industry or go\'crn1ncn1al agencies . .-\ total of 111 military ,·<'tcrans were assisted. of whom 30 ,,·rrc successfully placed.

The .\li11i111u111 ,rac-e and Hour .\ct of Cuani \\':1~ amrndrd hy Puhlic Lnw 9 139 and brranw c·ffrni,·e J111w I. I !l6B. Till' a11w1uln1c11t rxtcndC'd rovt-rag-<· uf tlw :\ct aucl inrrr:isC'd dt<' mini11111m 11':l_!!C' from $1.25 10 ,$1.·IO per hour. :\notlwr l'llllt"lmc1ll by 1lw Ninth {;unm l.rl.{isl:ihm· :imrndrd 1hc Cuam Workmen's Comp<•nsation Law by inn-casing- maxim11111 \\'eckly co1111x·11sation for disability from $3:i to $56: funeral cxpcnsrs from ,$-WO 10 $60(): and 111axi111um co111pcnsatiou for i11_iurics not resulting in death from Sl0.000 to $20.000.

At the end of the y<•ar. the numlwr of c111ploy(•t·$ of Llw C:o,·1·rn11H·11! of Cuarn totaled 5,·l•fl'.{, of "·horn ~,682 wrn· rc·1rular 1·mploy1•c·s. A total of l+i aliens ,,·ere employed by 111<' !oral !{o,·crnmem aml the 11u111bcr of off-island (United Stares) cmplo~·ccs was :mt.

The Dcpartnwnr of L;ihor and P,·rsonnel rcportrd that d11rinrr the year 86!) u·iln:l rcqursts a11d aulhorizatioos ,,·cr-c processed for the ,·arious depart111ents :ind :igt'nric·s of tht· go\'rmmrn1. Of th<.' t0taJ. 99 \\'('re for tra\'cl bet \\'l'CII contract periods, 288 for initial recruit· m<'llt~. 10 for i1M<'1Yirr tr:iining. 101 for ro111pll'tio11 of c-o111rans. ancl 371 for conferences a11d other oflicial businrss abrond. Total cost for tr:i,·el :ind transportation ,,·as c•stimatrd at S 1.559.228. Oi this amount. $876.513 \\'H • expended for personnel transportation. shirrnrnt of prr~on:11 aocl ho11~dwld 1:ITc:rls. nus. and for JH·r di1·111 and q111dtY items.

The board of I n1.stee.s of 1hr Government of Guam recircml'nl fund 1·111ployed lite scn·iccs of 1hc Public Scn·ire a\dministr:ition of Chica.~o to rnnd11rt :rn :ictu:iry study of the fund :rnd determine its so11nd1ws.~ :rnd slalll~. New le~islation also a11thori1.ecl the Board to i11,·cst in corporal<· bo11ds. morcgages. and storks. all under rontrolled conditions. l frrrt0forr. invl'srmcnts \\'rrl' rc-~trined tn L1.S. ~1·1·11riti1·, and bank deposits.

Tltr Job D<'\'l'loprnt'lll ancl Pn•-Joh Training- c·omporwnt of 1lw l·:ronon,i,· Opport1111ity C.:m11111is~io11 pr<wiclt-cl :issistanc<' i11 ~t•c11ri11c e111plm·111t·11L 10 Ll11: fim111ciall~· disad,·a11tn1n·d. 011ri11g 1lw yrar. a rota! of '.{0+ rasr rl'frrr:ils ,,·1·n·

Youngsters enrolled in the Neighborhood Youth Corps program learn skills through on-the-job training.

submitted by EOC's Community Action Project centers, 138 of whom were placed in jobs. Of those placed, 89 were in permanent positions and 49 on temporary or part-time employment.

The component also conducted an eight-week pre-job traini11g course during which clients were instructed on bow to conduct themselves during job inte1views, the filling out of application fom1s, and the advantages of better work habits. Completing the course were 114 clients.

The component also conducted a pre-selection summer camp for 27 young men, 16 to 21 years of age, from which 12 were chosen to undergo Job Corps training in Honolulu.

Another work-oriented component of EOG is the Neighborhood Youth Corps, a work-study program for youths 16 to 2 l years of age from lowincome families. A total of 103 youngsters were assisted under programs of the Neighborhood Youth CorJ?s.

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