HC Deb 15 October 1941 vol 374 cc1382-3W
Mr. David Adams

asked the Undersecretary of State for the Colonies what trades are covered by wage ordinances in British Guiana and Jamaica, respectively?

Mr. George Hall

So far as my Noble Friend is aware, no minimum wage rates have been prescribed in respect of any trade or occupation under the powers conferred by the Jamaica Minimum Wage Law, 1938. No minimum wage-fixing legislation has as yet been enacted in British Guiana, but it is understood that the new Labour Code, which is in course of preparation, will contain such provision.