Observation (CEACR) - adoptée 1996, publiée 85ème session CIT (1997)

Protection of wages in sugar plantations. In its previous observation, the Committee noted that the provisions of the Labour Code (promulgated by Act No. 16-92 of 29 May 1992) on the protection of wages are applicable to rural workers, including those in sugar plantations, by virtue of section 281, and asked the Government to provide information on its application in practice. The Government has supplied information on the application of the provisions of the Convention during the sugar-cane harvest in 1994-95.

The Committee notes that, since then, comments have been received concerning the application of several Conventions including this Convention to workers who are Haitian or of Haitian origin in sugar plantations, from the following workers' organizations: National Union of Agricultural Workers of Sugar and Similar Plantations (SINATRAPLASI); Union of Cane Cutters of Barahona Plant (SIPICAIBA); and Union of Workers of Agricultural and Similar Plantations of Barahona Plant (SITRAPLASIB).

Noting that the above comments of the workers' organizations were communicated in November 1996 to the Government for observations, the Committee requests the Government to supply its observations on the points raised in them so that the Committee will be able to examine them at its next session.

The Committee also asks the Government to supply information on the questions raised in the previous direct request which is again addressed to it.

[The Government is asked to report in detail in 1997.]