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The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in its report and the new legislation respecting the fixing of the national minimum wage, and in particular Act No. 14/1991 on wages and Government Decision No. 843/1991 on the constitution, organization and operation of the National Wage-Indexing Commission, and Decision No. 133/1991 on fixing the national gross minimum basic wage. It requests the Government to supply information on the following points.

Article 2, paragraph 1, of the Convention. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the provisions relating to the sanctions which are applicable in the event of the non-observance of minimum wages and to supply the text of them.

Article 4, paragraph 3(a). The Committee notes that the annex to Decision No. 843/1991 provides for the participation of one representative of the employers' organization of the private sector and six representatives of trade union confederations in the National Wage-Indexing Commission which proposes to the Government, among other measures, the coefficients for the indexation of wages. It also notes that section 8 of Act No. 14/1991 provides for consultations with the organizations of workers, but not of employers, when the Government takes measures to limit wage increases. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the measures which have been taken to ensure the participation of employers and workers on a basis of equality.

Article 5. The Committee notes the Government's statement to the effect that there is not yet a body responsible for supervising the application of provisions relating to the national gross minimum basic wage and that an institution such as a labour inspection system is considered to be necessary. It hopes that measures will be taken rapidly to give effect to this Article of the Convention and requests the Government to indicate the progress achieved in this respect.