CO129-626-3 Labour Department- report to Labour Commissioner 1-3-1951 - 30-6-1952 — Page 104

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362.

XXII. APPRENTICES LEGISLATION

Legislation for the regulation of apprenticeships in conformity with the International Labour Office Apprenticeship Recommendation 1939 is in course of prepara- tion. It is fully realised that methods of apprentice- ship raise special problems and that the efficacy of this form of training depends not only on the observance of specific conditions covering duration and methods of teaching but also on the recognition of the mutual rights and obligations of master and apprentice.

363. The draft is shortly to be considered by the Labour Advisory Board in order that due weight may be given to any unusual condition extant in the Colony.

364.

XXIII.

SURVEYS

If the Commissioner of Labour is to carry out effectively his responsibilities as the principal adviser on all labour matters to the Government of the Colony, it seems essential that he should be able, as circumstances require, to detail an officer for special survey work.

365. There are numerous problems in the Colony about which comparatively little is known. problems which appear to call for some action, but so little

Some of them are is known about them that their importance cannot be ade- quately assessed. It would, of course, be extremely un- wise to suggest remedies until all ascertainable relevant information was available and this, in most instances, can only be provided by means of a survey.

Some of the problems which spring readily to

mind are:-

(a) The engagement of seamen with special

reference to the activities of compra- dores and lodging house-keepers.

(b) Fees charged by formen and charge hands for training weavers and other semi-

skilled operatives and the employment of learners in semi-skilled occupations without wages.

(c) The squatter industries and their dager to

individuals and the community.

(a) Industrial wage rates by industries.

(e) The hairdressing ring which results in

workers having to pay as much as two dollars, and even more, to get their haircut.

(f) Hawking as a means of livelihood (who are

the people who resort to this method of earning a living and why do they do so?).

(g) Methods of engaging labour and

the

extent to which illegal gratification is extracted by those responsible for hiring workers...