Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1992, published 79th ILC session (1992)

Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 (No. 95) - Libya (Ratification: 1962)

The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government, in particular, the report of the National Commission entrusted to examine the International Labour Conventions and Recommendations concerning the following points:

Article 2 of the Convention. The National Commission recommends to modify section 1, paragraph (c) of the Labour Code of 1 May 1970 to extend the scope of the Code to agricultural workers, or to adopt regulations governing agricultural workers.

Article 4, paragraph 1. The National Commission recommends to adopt a text of law to establish the proportion of wages that may be paid in kind at 50 per cent, and either to modify section 100 of the Labour Code so as to fix the percentage to be paid by the worker in exchange with the supplies provided by the employer or to adopt a decision of the Secretary of the People's General Committee of the Public Service under the said section 100.

Article 8, paragraph 1. The National Commission recommends the adoption of a legislative text providing that deductions from wages shall not exceed 25 per cent of the wage, priority being given to payment of alimony and to the rights of the family.

The Committee notes that the report of this National Commission was transmitted to the Executive Organ of the People's Committee in March 1988 and that the latter Organ requested in April 1988 the Secretary of the People's General Committee of the Public Service to communicate a copy of this report to the legislative administration in order to study the proposed modifications. It requests the Government to report any progress made towards the adoption of these modifications and to provide copies of relevant legislation, when adopted.

Noting that no information has been provided by the Government regarding Article 7, paragraph 2 of the Convention, the Committee again requests the Government to take appropriate measures so as to ensure that the commodities and services provided by employers are sold or supplied at fair and reasonable prices and that the works stores and services are not operated for securing a profit.