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

Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery Convention, 1928 (No. 26) - Benin (Ratification: 1960)

The Committee notes the information provided in the Government's report in reply to its previous comments. It notes the Government's statement to the effect that there are no homeworkers in the country and that, were that category of worker to appear, no particular problems should arise, given that the same minimum wage applies to all categories of workers.

The Committee also notes that the interprofessional guaranteed minimum wage (SMIG) was revised in 1994 and again in 1997 under the terms of Decree No. 97-225 of 12 May 1997, raising the SMIG from 20,300 CFA francs to 21,924 CFA francs.

The Committee requests the Government to provide, in accordance with Article 5 of the Convention and point V of the report form, general information on the application of the Convention in practice including, as far as possible, available statistics on the number and various categories of workers covered by the minimum wage regulations and the results of any inspections (for example, violations noted, sanctions imposed, etc.).