§ 23. Mr. Cooperasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how wages paid to labourers and artisans employed by the Government of Cyprus compare with wages for similar classes of work paid by other employers.
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Mr. Creech JonesThe casual nature of private employment in Cyprus and the special privileges of Government employees enjoying "regular" status make comparison between the reward of these two classes of workers difficult. Subject to that important consideration, the following is a fair comparison of wages:
Unskilled labour.
Regular employees of the Government receive 37s. to 395. weekly; wages in private employment (usually casual) average 6s. to 8s. daily, except in the building trade, where the figure is up to 10s.
Skilled labour.
Regular employees of the Government (other than those in special categories) receive 50s. to 57s. weekly; similar private employees receive 8s. to 12s. daily, except in the building trade, where the figure rises to 15s. daily.