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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 July 1957Vol. XXVII, No. 12

Age-Fixing In American

p. 55 · Read in the full issue

Samoa

compliance with instructions rom the US Department of ,abour, Special Industry Corn ice No. 1 convened recently in Legislative Offices at Tutuila, irican Samoa, and held hearings ten days on wage problems. id by Chairman John D. part, two other US officials and lawyers, also in the committtee i High Chief Tuitele, of Leone, Leonard Yandall, part-Samoan . Finance Officer and Mr, aid Doran, of Van Camp Tuna ipany. riefs, government officials, loyers and employees were tioned to give the committee ear picture on local needs. At completion of hearings the wing results were announced: oleum Marketing Industry loyees minimum wage to be ;ents per hour; Shipping and rsporation, 40 cents; Fish ling and Processing, 38 cents Miscellaneous Industries, 35 s. These recommendations do include employees of the jrnment of American Samoa employees engaged in agri iral pursuits or employees of a I or service establishment.