What reforms did the Moyne Commission support after visiting the British West Indies?

Following the labour disturbances of 1937 in the British West Indies, the West Indies Royal Commission—commonly known as the Moyne Commission—was dispatched in 1938 to investigate social and economic conditions in the region.1

In its report, the commission endorsed several key reforms that had been advocated by leaders of emerging mass organizations. Specifically, the Moyne Commission supported:

• The full legalization of trade unions: Providing a legal framework for organized labour.1
• The extension of the political franchise: Expanding the right to vote beyond the existing restrictive income and property qualifications.1

The implementation of these reforms during the 1940s was instrumental in the institutionalization of mass political organizations, which helped curtail the political power previously held by the planter elite.1