ILO-en-strap
NORMLEX
Information System on International Labour Standards
NORMLEX Home > Country profiles >  > Comments

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1997, published 86th ILC session (1998)

Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131) - Niger (Ratification: 1980)

Other comments on C131

Observation
  1. 2005
  2. 2004

Display in: French - SpanishView all

The Committee notes that the Government's report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the following matters raised in its previous direct request:

With reference to its previous comments, the Committee notes the Government's indication in its report that the rates of the minimum wage (SMIG) and of minimum wages for each occupational category have not been adjusted since 1980. The Committee wishes to point out to the Government that every member State ratifying this Convention is required to adjust minimum wages from time to time, in accordance with Article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention. The Committee asks the Government to indicate whether representatives of organizations of employers and workers were consulted in accordance with Article 4, paragraph 3, concerning the decision not to adjust minimum wages.

© Copyright and permissions 1996-2024 International Labour Organization (ILO) | Privacy policy | Disclaimer