HC Deb 26 March 1973 vol 853 cc220-1W
Mr. Prescott

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) how many British shipping companies are observing ILO Recommendation 109, that foreign seamen employed on their vessels should be paid the minimum rate of £48 or the equivalent of $115;

(2) what steps he takes to see that British shipowners observe ILO Recommendation 109 on minimum payments to foreign seafarers employed on their vessels.

Mr. Onslow

My Department has brought the ILO recommendation and the 1970 resolution updating the rate to the notice of the shipping industry but does not collect information on the wage rates which are negotiated.