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

Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131) - Latvia (Ratification: 1993)

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The Committee notes that the Government's report has not been received. It must therefore repeat its previous observation concerning the following points:

The Committee notes the information supplied in the first report of the Government and the observations made by the Free Trade Union Federation of Latvia (LBAS). The Committee notes from the observations made by the LBAS that, according to trade union experts, the state-determined minimum wage is 1.7 times less than the state-determined crisis living wage and three times less than the living wage necessary for one working person. The Committee notes that the Government has not communicated its comments on these observations and requests it to do so. It asks the Government to provide comprehensive information on the results of the application of the minimum wage fixing machinery in accordance with Article 5 of the Convention.

The Committee hopes that the Government will make every effort to take the necessary action in the very near future.

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