Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2012, published 102nd ILC session (2013)

Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery Convention, 1928 (No. 26) - Argentina (Ratification: 1950)

Articles 1 and 3 of the Convention. Minimum wage-fixing machinery. The Committee recalls its previous comment in which it noted the observations of the General Confederation of Labour (CGT RA) expressing support for the ratification of the Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131), as a means of improving the interaction between the national legislation and international labour standards and enhancing the protection of workers and their families. In its reply, the Government provides detailed information on the most recent developments concerning the increase of the national minimum wage to 2,300 pesos (ARS) (approximately US$540) per month and the adoption of 25 collective agreements setting minimum wages for specific sectors but does not indicate whether it is planning to ratify Convention No. 131. The Committee accordingly requests the Government to indicate in its next report any action taken or envisaged with respect to the possible ratification of Convention No. 131 and also to respond to the specific points raised by the Committee in its previous direct request.