Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1998, published 87th ILC session (1999)

Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131) - Mexico (Ratification: 1973)

The Committee notes the detailed information provided by the Government in response to its previous comments relative to the measures adopted to adjust minimum wage rates to the obligations arising out of the Government's economic policies within the framework of the various agreements and alliances (PECE, PBEC, AC) concluded between the Government and the social partners and to maintain, amongst other things, the purchasing power of these wages.

The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide, in accordance with Article 2 , paragraph 1, of the Convention, read in conjunction with Article 5 and point V of the report form, general information with regard to the practical application of the Convention, including its application in the agricultural sector, for example: (i) the adjustment of the minimum wage rates in force; (ii) the relevant statistical data concerning the number and different categories of workers covered by the regulation governing minimum wage rates; (iii) the report of the inspection services (for example: the violations observed, sanctions imposed, etc.).