Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1996, published 85th ILC session (1997)

Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 (No. 95) - Belarus (Ratification: 1961)

The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in its report, in particular on the provisions of sections 96 and 98 of the Labour Code as amended by the Act of 2 February 1994.

In the absence of any information on the application of section 96 of the Labour Code under which wages must be paid regularly, at least once a month and at a date fixed by agreement, the Committee asks the Government to provide detailed information on the application of this provision which gives effect by law to Article 12 of the Convention which provides for regular payment of wages. It also asks the Government to indicate what enforcement measures, if any, have been taken under section 98(3) of the Labour Code as amended, which states that where an employer fails to pay the amounts due, the worker is entitled to claim payment of his average wage for each day of the delay.

The Committee raises other points in a request addressed directly to the Government.