§ Mr. Rees-Williamsasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the desirability of associating the people of British Malaya in the making and development of labour policy, he will ensure that tripartite labour advisory councils are established in the Malayan Union and Singapore.
Mr. Creech JonesA tripartite Labour Advisory Board is shortly to be formed in the Malayan Union. Its members will include officers of the Labour Department, together with employers and employees' representatives of all races. A similar Board will be instituted in Singapore as soon as sufficient trade unions have been registered to permit of the appointment to the Board of members who will be properly representative of labour interest. In addition it is planned to establish a joint tripartite Labour Advisory Board which will deal with affairs common to both the Malayan territories.