Facts on wage discrimination against Aborigines
- FVF622-Item 12
- Item
- 1964
Part of Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders Ephemera
Bifold typescript leaflet providing information about wage disparities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal workers in various industries and states across Australia. Also mentions other examples of wage discrimination, such as the use of trust funds for Indigenous-earned wages in Queensland. Ends with proposed reforms and calls for support. Leaflet was produced by the Equal Wages for Aborigines Committee, a subcommittee of the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. Front page features a black and white print of a photograph of what appear to be Aboriginal men marching in Darwin on May Day 1964.
Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders