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Letter

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Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
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November 15, 1948 (indexed as 1948)
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Letter from Canadian Deputy Minister of Labour A. MacNamara addressed to workers from displaced persons' camps. It urges them to remain true to their agreements, praises their hard work, promises future rewards, and warns that breaking their agreements could have harsh consequences.
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Letter : paper : typed : ink : beige, black ; Ht: 13 in. x W: 8 in.
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DEPUTY MINISTER OF LABOURCANADAOttawa, November 15, 1948.A PERSONAL LETTER FROM THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF LABOUR FOR CANADA ADDRESSED TO WORKERS FROM DISPLACED PERSONS' CAMPSYours very truly,A little more than a year ago the first group of workers from Displaced Persons' Camps in Europe arrived in Canada. Now there are over 22,000 in this country, and I am writing to each of you to give you some friendly advice.In the agreement you signed on coming to Canada, you said you would accept the employment for which you were selected and stay at it for one year and would not leave your job without approval from the Manager of the National Employment Office who represents the Minister of Labour.Most of you are fulfilling your promise cheerfully and industriously, which is appreciated by both the Labour Department of the Government and your employer. When you have completed one year's employment you will be given a certificate signed by the Minister of Labour and myself, which will be of value to you in later life.Some of you will soon have completed your first year's work and I would strongly advise you to consider continuing in your present employment rather than being too eager to take other work, which may seem to pay more but where you may not be as secure and comfortable.The National Employment Offices in all parts of Canada will continue to help you after your first year of employment is finished, in just the same way as they serve other residents who are looking for work. You should always notify your nearest Employment Office whenever you move, as the Department of Labour wishes to keep in touch with you so as to help you and for this purpose keeps a card index on which your address is registered.I have been very pleased at the number of workers who have found time to take courses so as to improve their English and French, and to learn more about Canadian ways of life. I hope that you will continue to attend regularly the classes available to you until you have succeeded in training yourselves as good citizens.The way most of you have applied yourselves to your work has made it possible for us to continue the movement of your friends and relatives from Germany and Austria to fill jobs with other Canadian employers. That is why I must warn a few who have tried to break their promises and leave their employment without permission, or who in other ways have not done their best to cooperate with their employers and the National Employment Service. These few have caused the Labour Department great concern, and have shown little gratitude for the effort and money spent by the Government in selecting and bringing them to Canada. Such actions only harm the future of all displaced persons.With best wishes to you all, I remain,Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
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