E/CN.4/2002/24/Add.1 page 49 108. One of the cases which the Commission helped resolve particularly attracted the attention of the Special Rapporteur; it concerned the complaint submitted by the Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action (FAIRA) against the State of Queensland, which is reproduced below: “Case Summary of Race Discrimination complaint in Employment: “(a) The complaint: “The Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action (‘FAIRA’) lodged a complaint on behalf of 467 former Aboriginal Palm Islands residents against the State of Queensland. “FAIRA claims that these Aboriginal residents were discriminated against on the basis of their race by the State of Queensland between 31 October 1975 (the commencement of the Act) until 1984 as they were paid wages at a lower rate than non-Indigenous people for the same work. FAIRA has submitted that the type of work performed by the complainants on Palm Island during the relevant period included domestic cleaning in homes and school dormitories, labouring, working in market gardens and community farms, working in the power house, hospital and school, etc. “(b) Submission from the Queensland government: “The Queensland State Cabinet approved a proposal from FAIRA to establish an administrative process to deal with the complaints received by the Commission and for any other complaints of similar circumstances (statewide) which they estimate to be around 3,500 other Indigenous persons. “The Government had agreed to pay any person who can establish they worked for the Department in the relevant time period with a $7,000 payment, which is the same figure awarded in decision of Bligh & Ors of Queensland. Details of eligibility for the compensation were negotiated between FAIRA and State government in that the claimants would be entitled to the payment if they had worked for the Department for 24 weeks (not necessarily continuously) between 31/10/75 and 1/04/80 or 48 weeks thereafter. The distinction was drawn because a guaranteed minimum wage was paid to all departmental workers after 1/04/80. The administrative process will also involve a free dispute resolution.” 109. This case should be linked to another situation which was described to the Special Rapporteur and, while being close to that described above in connection with that of the “stolen generations”, is not similar in every respect: “Between 1897 and 1975, the majority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers had their wages controlled by the Queensland government in accordance with the ‘Protection Acts’.