Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2011, published 101st ILC session (2012)

Social Policy (Non-Metropolitan Territories) Convention, 1947 (No. 82) - British Virgin Islands

Other comments on C082

Direct Request

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Part III of the Convention. Improvement of standards of living and other objectives of the social policy. The Committee notes the report provided by the Government of the British Virgin Islands indicating that labour inspectors, who have been active in inspecting the application of this Convention, have found no contraventions. It asks the Government to provide a report containing detailed information on the economic and social development of the British Virgin Islands, including updated data illustrating that the improvement of standards of living has been regarded as the principal objective in the planning of economic development. Please also provide information on the measures relating to minimum wages (Article 14(2)–(4) of the Convention), protection of wages (Article 15(1)–(6) and Article 16) and education and training (Article 19(2)–(3)).

[The Government is asked to reply in detail to the present comments in 2012.]