§ 38. Mr. H. Hyndasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what action he is taking about the appeal to the Governor by the East, Central and Southern Africa Area Committee of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions that the Government of Nyasaland should consider the desirability of making a full investigation without delay into the cases of the detained trade unionists with a view to the early restoration of the full rights they enjoyed as free citizens, and should intervene in any individual cases brought to its notice of workers released from detention being refused reinstatement by their employers.
§ Mr. J. AmeryRights of appeal exist for those who claim that they are unjustly detained. Moreover, every case is periodically reviewed by the Governor, and those detained are released as soon as they are no longer considered a threat to public order. I see no reason for further investigations where trade unionists are involved, and they will be accorded the same treatment as other detainees.
Employers have been encouraged to reinstate released detainees both by the Press and in a letter sent by the Nyasaland Employers' Association to all its members. It will however be appreciated that the Government can hardly compel employers to take released detainees back.