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The Committee notes the detailed information provided in the Government's first report. It requests the Government to provide further information on the following points:

Article 4, paragraph 2, of the Convention (read in conjunction with Article 5). The Committee requests the Government to provide information, including the relevant texts, on the remedies and time-limit(s) granted to workers wishing to recover the amount owed to them by employers in cases where they have been remunerated at a level below the applicable minimum rates. The Committee also requests the Government to provide the statistics available concerning: (i) cases of appeal against failure to pay minimum wages in the agricultural sector and the penalties imposed for this purpose; and (ii) the approximate number of workers concerned and employed in agriculture, including in agricultural cooperatives with, if possible, a breakdown by sector (cotton, coffee, sugar cane) and by category of workers (seasonal, daily).