Every employer shall pay to each employee in American Samoa, who in
any workweek is engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for
commerce, or is employed in any enterprise engaged in commerce or in
the production of goods for commerce, as these terms are defined in
section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, wages at a rate not
less than the minimum rate prescribed in this section for the
industries and classifications in which such employee is engaged.
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Minimum wage
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Industry Effective Effective Effective
October 3, 2005 October 18, 2005 October 1, 2006
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(a) Government Employees............................... $2.77 $2.84 $2.91
(b) Fish Canning and Processing........................ 3.26 3.26 3.26
(c) Petroleum Marketing................................ 3.85 3.85 3.85
(d) Shipping and Transportation:
(1) Classification A............................... 4.09 4.09 4.09
(2) Classification B............................... 3.92 3.92 3.92
(3) Classification C............................... 3.88 3.88 3.88
(e) Construction....................................... 3.60 3.60 3.60
(f) Retailing, Wholesaling, and Warehousing............ 3.10 3.10 3.10
(g) Bottling, Brewing, and Dairy Products.............. 3.19 3.19 3.19
(h) Printing........................................... 3.50 3.50 3.50
(i) Publishing......................................... 3.63 3.63 3.63
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(j) Finance and Insurance.............................. 3.99 3.99 3.99
(k) Ship Maintenance................................... 3.34 3.42 3.51
(l) Hotel.............................................. 2.86 2.93 3.00
(m) Tour and Travel Services........................... 3.31 3.39 3.48
(n) Private Hospitals and Educational Institutions..... 3.33 3.33 3.33
(o) Garment Manufacturing.............................. 2.68 2.68 2.68
(p) Miscellaneous Activities........................... 2.57 2.63 2.70
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