Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1991, published 78th ILC session (1991)

Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 (No. 95) - New Caledonia

With reference to its previous comments, the Committee notes the explanations supplied by the Government and the text of Decision No. 284 of 24 February 1988 amended by Decisions No. 94 of 19 April 1989 and No. 57/CP of 10 May 1989 issued under Ordinance No. 85-1181 of 13 November 1985 respecting labour law guide-lines.

The Committee notes that the measures to apply the above Ordinance, i.e. the above-mentioned Decisions, do not give full effect to the Convention. The Committee asks the Government to provide more detailed information on the measures adopted or envisaged to give effect to the following Articles of the Convention.

Article 1 of the Convention defining the term "wages".

Article 4 concerning the partial payment of wages in kind.

Article 5 concerning direct payment of wages to the worker.

Article 6 concerning the prohibition against limiting the freedom of the worker to dispose of his wages.

Article 7 concerning freedom of the worker to make use or not to make use of works stores in undertakings without coercion, and fair reasonable prices for goods sold and services provided.

Article 8 concerning deductions from wages.

Article 13 concerning the payment of wages on working days and at the workplace.