Solicitud directa (CEACR) - Adopción: 2001, Publicación: 90ª reunión CIT (2002)

Convenio sobre política social (normas y objetivos básicos), 1962 (núm. 117) - Malta (Ratificación : 1988)

The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in its report, and asks it to furnish additional information on the following points.

Article 8(3) of the Convention. The Committee notes the Government’s statement that no restriction hinders the transfers of wages and savings of migrant workers, and that no specific measures have been taken in this regard. With reference to its previous comments, the Committee again asks the Government to indicate the measures taken or envisaged to facilitate the transfer of a part of the workers’ wages and savings to their homes, in conformity with the provisions of the Convention in this respect.

Part V of the report form. The Committee notes the information that 48 collective agreements have been concluded in 2000, by virtue of section 10(2) of the Conditions of Employment Law. It asks the Government to continue to supply information on the practical application of the Convention, including, for instance, extracts of official reports, copies of collective agreements or decisions of conciliatory bodies, as well as information on any practical difficulties encountered in the application of the Convention.