It is declared to be the policy of this act [ 50-7-1 to 50-7-4, 50-7-7 NMSA 1978]: to encourage the development of an apprenticeship system through the voluntary cooperation of management and labor and interested state agencies, and in cooperation with other states and the federal government; to provide for the establishment and furtherance of standards of apprenticeship to safeguard the welfare of apprentices; and to aid in the maintenance of an adequate skilled labor force.
§ 50-7-1 NMSA 1978
Declaration of policy
1953 Comp., § 59-7-13, enacted by Laws 1957, ch. 219, § 1.
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