asked the Taoiseach the average hourly rates of (1) an electrician, (2) carpenter, (3) bricklayer, (4) plasterer, (5) plumber and (6) labourer, in each of the EEC countries.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - EEC Wage Rates.
11.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the rates in October, 1970, as ascertained from the International Labour Office Bulletin of Labour Statistics in so far as they are available.
Following is the statement:—
Hourly rates of wages, October, 1970.
|
Occupation |
Germany Federal Republic(a) |
Italy (Rome |
Netherlands (Class 1 areas) |
Belgium (Brussels and important towns) |
|
p |
p |
p |
p |
|
|
Electrical fitters (inside wiremen) |
63.4 |
50.2 |
49.2 |
58.6 |
|
Carpenter |
71.6 |
44.6 |
45.7 |
60.1 |
|
Bricklayer |
71.6 |
44.6 |
45.7 |
46.7 to 53.1 |
|
Cement finisher |
71.6 |
44.6 |
44.0 |
60.1 |
|
Plumber |
65.4 |
44.6 |
48.6 |
60.1 |
|
Labourer unskilled (construction) |
65.2 |
36.4 |
39.3 |
48.2 |
(a) Minimum rate in highest seniority class and wage zone.