Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2003, published 92nd ILC session (2004)

The Committee notes the report provided by the Government in reply to its previous comment. While noting the Government’s statements that there are no statistics on the number and various categories of workers covered by the minimum wage regulations, it regrets that the report does not contain the additional information requested on the results of the inspections carried out (nature of the violations reported and sanctions imposed, etc.), or the rate of the guaranteed minimum interoccupational wage (SMIG) and the minimum wage rates in force in the country by sector, on which the most recent information provided by the Government dated back to 1997 and 1988, respectively. Consequently, emphasizing that the minimum wage fixing machinery established by legislation serves hardly any purpose unless it is applied effectively so as to guarantee workers a minimum wage that is constantly adjusted in relation to the economic and social situation of the country and enables them to enjoy a decent standard of living, the Committee once again requests the Government to provide with its next report, in accordance with Article 5 of the Convention and Part V of the report form, the required information concerning the application of the Convention in practice, and particularly on the activities of the National Council on Labour and Labour Legislation in relation to its mission to investigate the elements which could serve as a basis for determining the minimum wage.