JNF-The-Working-Class-Struggle-of-Half-a-Century

of time and a half. The wages of the hotel staff is undergoing further
study.
By now it is more than clear that the working population should
be fully organized for the furtherance of both their individual and collective
interest. From this standpoint, it would be preferable that scales
of wages should be fixed by collective bargaining, rather that by legislation.
It is the primary business of the Trade Union to operate in direct
contact with the employers all of the time but in some circumstances it
became necessary for a Government which is committed to the protection
of workers against exploitation and has pledged to press for higher
living standards for the masses, to enact laws that would produce such
support.
In April 1969 the Minister of Labour set up a committee to consider
and recommend minimum weekly, fortnightly and monthly wages for
domestic servants and catering service workers. The committee considered
details relating to local conditions as well as particulars from
neighboring territories. With regard to workers in hotels, it was felt that
these should be set out, each in respective groups, such as receptionists,
supervisors, waiters, bartenders, gardeners, cooks, maids, watchmen
yard boys, etc. The Government finalised consideration of
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