§ 52. Mr. Skeffingtonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps are being taken by the Government of Aden to encourage the development of trades unions; whether any wages councils have yet been set up; and what machinery exists for arbitration on wages and conditions of labour.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThere is a labour and welfare department ready to help persons wishing to form a trade union. Two trade unions exist and three more are expected to seek registration. There are no wages councils in Aden, but there is a non-statutory Labour Advisory Board which reviews conditions of employment. Minimum wage orders are in force for young persons, labourers and skilled labourers. The law provides for conciliation and voluntary arbitration in any dispute, and for compulsory arbitration in a limited number of essential services.