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Articles 3 and 5 of the Convention. The Committee notes the Government's statement in its report that the National Subcommittee for the private sector, which gives its opinion before minimum wages are fixed under section 85 of the Labour Code, has not been in operation since 1980 when minimum wages were last adjusted. It also notes that, according to the Government, the Ministry of Labour has prepared a Bill to institutionalize employers' and workers' consultative bodies, which will shortly be submitted to the employers and workers so that it can be discussed before it is formally incorporated in the legislation.

The Committee hopes that the necessary measures will be taken very shortly to enable employers' and workers' representatives to be associated in the operation of the minimum wage fixing machinery. It asks the Government to report on progress made in this respect and to provide information on any new minimum wage rates that have been fixed.