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

Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131) - New Caledonia

The Committee notes with interest the Government's first report. The Committee requests the Government to supply information on the following points.

Article 1 of the Convention. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the decisions that have been taken or are envisaged concerning the fixing of minimum wages for apprentices under the terms of section 6 of Ordinance No. 85-1181 of 13 November 1985 and of section 1 of Decision No. 284 of 24 February 1988 respecting wages, and for the disabled under the terms of section 2 of the above Decision.

Article 5 and point V of the report form. The Committee requests the Government to supply information on the approximate number of employees to whom minimum wages apply and the number of workers for whom the wages are fixed by collective bargaining and to supply extracts from the reports of the inspection services responsible for supervision of the application of minimum wages.