Demande directe (CEACR) - adoptée 2003, publiée 92ème session CIT (2004)

The Committee takes note of the Government’s report.

Article 2 of the Convention. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that under section 13(1) of Act No. 1/1992 Coll. on wages, remuneration for stand-by and average earnings, the partial payment of wages in kind is generally permitted with the exception of the minimum wage which may only be paid in money.

Article 5, in conjunction with Part V of the report form. Further to its previous comments on this point, the Committee notes that in the last ten years the Government has supplied very little information on the application of the Convention in practice. It asks therefore the Government to provide in its next report all available information regarding the implementation and enforcement of the minimum wage legislation in respect of agricultural workers, including, for instance, detailed statistics on the number of agricultural workers (analysed by age, sex, etc.) covered by relevant legislation, official studies or research papers discussing related issues, extracts from inspection reports containing information on the number and nature of violations observed and penalties imposed, and any other particulars bearing specifically on the functioning of the minimum wage fixing machinery in the agricultural sector.

In addition, the Committee refers to the comments made under Convention No. 26.