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Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131) - Bosnia and Herzegovina (RATIFICATION: 1993)

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Article 2 of the Convention. Binding force of minimum wages. Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH). The Committee notes the Government’s explanations concerning section 8 of the General Collective Agreement which allows for a lower minimum hourly rate to be applied in exceptional circumstances by enterprises affected by low profits or economic crisis. The Committee would appreciate receiving additional explanations as to the extent to which enterprises have had recourse to lower minimum pay rates so far (number of collective agreements, reasons invoked, applicable rates and time period).

Article 3. Periodic adjustment of minimum wages. Republika Srpska. The Committee again requests the Government to provide information concerning the manner in which economic and social factors are taken into consideration for the readjustment from time to time of the minimum wage (e.g. periodical surveys on national economic conditions).

Article 4. Minimum wage-fixing machinery. Republika Srpska and Brcko District. In its previous comment, the Committee had requested clarifications as to whether the Economic-Social Council of the Republika Srpska was in any manner involved in the minimum wage-fixing process and had also asked for detailed information on the operation of the minimum wage system in the Brcko District. While noting the Government’s indication that no collective agreement fixing the minimum wage has as yet been signed in the Brcko District, the Committee reiterates its request for:(i) clarifications on the role of Economic-Social Council in the process of minimum wage-fixing in the Republika Srpska and copies of any legislative or administrative instruments concerning the mandate and function of the Council; and (ii) full particulars on the system of establishing and reviewing minimum wage rates in the Brcko District, especially with regard to the direct participation and full consultations with the social partners.

Part V of the report form. Practical application. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that the inspection services continue to report cases of violation of the Convention. The Committee requests the Government to provide up-to-date information on the practical application of the Convention in all three entities, including for instance: (i) the minimum wage rates currently in force; (ii) the approximate number of workers paid at the minimum level; (iii) labour inspection results showing the number of infringements of the minimum wage legislation and the penalties imposed; and (iv) statistical surveys or studies on national economic conditions conducted by the Federal Office of Statistics of the FBiH and used for the purpose of readjusting minimum wage rates.