Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2001, published 90th ILC session (2002)

Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131) - Guyana (Ratification: 1983)

The Committee notes the information provided in the Government’s report. In reply to the Committee’s previous comment, the Government states that based on an arbitration award, it has granted in 2000 a 26.6 per cent wage increase to all workers in the public service, while teachers and employees of semi-autonomous government agencies received a 25 per cent increase. The Committee also takes note of the detailed information supplied by the Government concerning the minimum wage rates prescribed in 1999 and 2000 for various private sector occupations.

The Committee recalls its previous comment in which it noted that a standing tripartite minimum wage committee comprising two members from each of the three social partners was set up to review regularly minimum wage rates. In this connection, it requests the Government to specify the legislative or other provisions pursuant to which this committee was established and provide full particulars on its functioning so far.

The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide in accordance with Part V of the report form general information on the application of the Convention in practice, including, for instance, the minimum wage rates in force, the approximate number of workers covered, copies of collective agreements containing salary scales, inspection reports showing the number of violations observed and the penalties imposed, and any other data available on the results of the application of the minimum wage-fixing machinery.