§ 80. Mr. THORNEasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the mandatory responsibility of 1183 the Government in respect of Palestine, he will consider impressing upon the Iraq Petroleum Company, Limited, the necessity of recognising the minimum wages and labour conditions that were agreed to in the case of the Haifa harbour works under the Palestine and East Africa Loan Act?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for the COLONIES (Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister)The Iraq Petroleum Company have given His Majesty's Government a formal assurance that they will observe fair conditions of labour in the execution of all works carried out under their Convention. The Government of Palestine are satisfied that the Company are applying fair conditions in respect of all labour, Arab or Jew, in their employ. The General Federation of Jewish Labour, who raised the matter with the High Commissioner, have been supplied by him with particulars of the wages and conditions of employment offered by the company.