Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1989, published 76th ILC session (1989)

Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131) - Costa Rica (Ratification: 1979)

Article 3 of the Convention. 1. With reference to its previous comments, the Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in relation to Article 3 of the Convention and the conclusions of the Committee set up to examine the representation made by the Confederation of Costa Rican Workers (CTC), the Authentic Confederation of Democratic Workers (CATD), the United Confederation of Workers (CUT), the Costa Rican Confederation of Democratic Workers (CCTD) and the National Confederation of Workers (CNT) alleging failure to observe this Convention, which were adopted by the Governing Body at its 230th Session.

Article 4. 2. The Committee notes the information supplied in relation to this Article. In this connection, it notes that, with regard to minimum wages in the private sector, general readjustments of wages were decreed as from 1983, and that these are normally carried out in the middle of the year, under the terms of section 19 of Decree No. 832 of 1949. Nevertheless, although the Government indicates the percentages by which minimum wages were adjusted between 1980 and 1983, it does not give the current rates of the new minimum wages in the country. Furthermore, with regard to minimum wages in the public sector, the Government indicates that these are the subject of negotiations, which take advance account of the forecast inflation. However, no indication is given of the minimum wages that have been fixed or adjusted over recent years for this sector, and in particular for the period covered by the report. The Committee accordingly requests the Government to specify the minimum wages that are in force for the public and private sectors, at least for the period covered by the Government's report.

3. The Committee notes the information concerning the income of persons affected by invisible under-employment, and concerning the Government's endeavours to generate new jobs. The Committee requests the Government to continue supplying information concerning the level of income received by the persons concerned.