Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2019, published 109th ILC session (2021)

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Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery Convention, 1928 (No. 26) (Ratification: 1963)
Minimum Wage Fixing Machinery (Agriculture) Convention, 1951 (No. 99) (Ratification: 1963)

In order to provide a comprehensive view of the issues relating to the application of the ratified Conventions on wages, the Committee considers it appropriate to examine Conventions Nos 26 and 99 (minimum wage) together.

Article 3 of Convention No. 26 and Article 3 of Convention No. 99. Minimum wage-fixing machinery. Further to its previous comments, the Committee notes that the new Labour (Relations) Act of 2018 establishes the minimum wage-fixing machinery and, more particularly, that it provides in section 79 that the Executive Council may at any time appoint a tripartite Minimum Wage Advisory Committee (MWAC) for the fixing of minimum rates of wages. The Committee notes that the Government indicates in its reports that the Minister of Labour, which holds the responsibility for the establishment of the MWAC, is actively seeking to recruit members for this body and has sent out invitations to various organizations to nominate persons to serve on it. The Committee also takes note of the Government’s indication that, recognizing that this has the potential to be a complex undertaking, it has made the decision to engage the services of the Office to assist the MWAC in formulating a minimum wage. The Committee requests the Government to take the necessary measures to finalize the establishment of the MWAC without delay. It requests the Government to provide information on the work of the MWAC, once established, and the results achieved, notably regarding the fixing of minimum wage rates. Finally, it requests the Government to provide information on any collective agreements, which may establish minimum rates of wages in certain sectors or industries.