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

Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery Convention, 1928 (No. 26) - Solomon Islands (Ratification: 1985)

The Committee notes with interest the information supplied in the Government's first report. It requests the Government to supply further information on the following points:

Articles 1 and 2 of the Convention. The Committee notes that the Labour (Minimum Rates of Wages) Order 1988 fixes the minimum rate of wages for all workers in places specified in the Order, while in the Labour Act domestic servants are not included in the definition of "worker". It request the Government to indicate whether any arrangements are made for domestic servants and what consultations have taken place with the organisations of workers and employers in this respect.

Article 3, paragraph 2(2). The Committee notes that section 28(2) of the Labour Act provides that before fixing a minimum rate of wage for any workers, the Minister shall consult with the representatives of the employers and workers concerned. It hopes that the Government will indicate what measures have been taken to ensure the association, in equal numbers and on equal terms, of the employers and workers concerned in the operation of the minimum wage-fixing machinery as required by this provision of the Convention.

Article 4, paragraph 1. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the measures taken to ensure that the employers and workers concerned are informed of the minimum rate of wages in force. It requests the Government to supply information on the organisation and results of the activities of the inspection services.