Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2013, published 103rd ILC session (2014)

Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 (No. 95) - Cameroon (Ratification: 1960)

Articles 8 and 12 of the Convention. Deduction from wages – Payment of wages at regular intervals. Further to its previous comment, the Committee notes the Government’s indication that the revision of the Labour Code (Law No. 92-007 of 14 August 1992) is still in progress, and that the draft amendments to the Code are being examined by the National Consultative Labour Committee. The Committee also notes the information provided by the Government concerning the activities of the committee set up by Decision No. 06/1438/CF/CAB/MINEFI/CTPL of 10 July 2006 for the evaluation of the wage arrears due to former employees of state companies that have been restructured, liquidated or privatized. The Committee requests the Government to keep the Office informed of any progress made concerning the revision of the Labour Code. It also requests the Government to provide together with its next report up-to-date information on the settlement of outstanding wage debt and any measures to prevent the accumulation of wage arrears in the future.