Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1994, published 81st ILC session (1994)

Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 (No. 95) - Egypt (Ratification: 1960)

Article 4, paragraph 2, of the Convention. With reference to its previous observation, the Committee notes the Government's indication that allowances in kind supplement cash remuneration and that, according to the case-law in Egypt, the employer cannot abolish or reduce the allowances in kind, because they are considered as remuneration as long as they are granted as a counterpart of work.

The Committee points out that this does not ensure the conditions laid down in the above provision of the Convention, namely: (i) that allowances in kind should be appropriate for the personal use and benefit of the worker and his family; and (ii) that the value attributed to such allowances should be fair and reasonable. The Committee reiterates its hope that necessary action will soon be taken to ensure the compliance with the Convention on this point, on which it has been commenting for a number of years.