Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2008, published 98th ILC session (2009)

Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131) - Serbia (Ratification: 2000)

The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its report, especially the explanations concerning the application of Article 1 (establishment of national minimum wage), Article 2 (binding force of minimum wage), and Article 4 (consultations with social partners) of the Convention.

Articles 2 and 3 of the Convention. Minimum wage level. The Committee notes that the national minimum wage was last revised by Decision No. 93/07 dated 9 July 2007 of the Social-Economic Council and is now set at 11,094 dinars (approximately 140 euros) per month, which represents a 15.5 per cent increase from the previous rate. It requests the Government to transmit a copy of the latest decision of the Social-Economic Council establishing the level of the national minimum wage. It also requests the Government to provide some indication as to whether the current level of the national minimum wage may be considered to be adequate to cover the basic subsistence needs of workers and ensure a decent standard of living for them and their families.

Moreover, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would forward copies of any legal text relating to the organization and functions of the Social-Economic Council, such as for instance the Rules of Procedure referred to in section 23 of the Law on the Social-Economic Council.

Article 5. Adequate inspection. The Committee would appreciate receiving additional information on the mandate and powers of labour inspectors as regards the enforcement of minimum wage legislation. It would also be grateful if the Government would provide, in accordance with Part V of the report form, up to date information on the practical application of the Convention, including, for instance, the approximate number of workers remunerated at the minimum wage rate; statistics on labour inspection results showing the number of visits, violations recorded and sanctions imposed; copies of official documents or studies on minimum wage policy, such as activity reports of the tripartite Social-Economic Council and economic surveys serving as basis for its discussions, etc.