Jamaica's History of Independence
| Like any other country in 1929, Jamaica was | independence.The Bustamante Industrial Trade Union | |||
| experiencing a drop in its economic growth. The | (BITU) was formed by Alexander Bustamante. This | |||
| effects of this were starting to show in a decline of | labor union was later to be involved with the Jamaica | |||
| social conditions. In 1938 the labor riots were a | Labor Party. | |||
| turning point in the history of Jamaica and its |