Most of the proposed changes on standards to be considered in the establishment of fair and reasonable wage rates are now considered by the Department. Regarding the proposed proviso concerning Sugar Act payments. the present act provides effective penalties for preventing abuse of the wage regulations. Adoption of the other suggested changes concerning housing standards. illegal aliens. charges beyond reasonable costs for housing. discrimination by producers against workers. and the use of various groups or individuals in the administration of the Sugar Act would so burden and ensnarl employers and sugar program Government personnel in expensive and timeconsuming administrative procedures as. first. to effectively preclude employment of a large portion of the workers who otherwise would be hired and. second. to greatly reduce the domestic production of sugar. The present wage regulations under the act have been effective in protecting the welfare of workers as well as producers although no doubt the higher wages have reduced employment to some extent. Any further curtailment of the employment opportunities of workers. as could be expected from burdensome administrative procedures. would work additional hardship on workers.
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