Rolfe Commissiong pledged “relief is on the way” as he tabled a report on a living wage in Bermuda.

Mr Commissiong, chairman of the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on the establishment of a living wage, urged MPs to consider the plight of the poorest sections of society.

He asked fellow MPs: “Could any of you live on $27,000 or $30,000 a year?”

The Progressive Labour Party MP told the House of Assembly recommendations will include scrutiny of “occupations that are most affected by low wages in this country”.

Mr Commissiong said he looked forward to a vigorous debate in the coming weeks on an issue that he said had left “thousands of Bermudians with their backs literally against the wall”.

A copy of the report was not immediately available.