Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1997, published 86th ILC session (1998)

The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in reply to its previous comments. It also notes that a new Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995) has been promulgated by a Presidential Legislative Order on 9 March 1995.

Article 1 of the Convention. The Committee notes that the 1995 Labour Code excludes, under its section 3, some categories of workers from its scope of application, including casual workers, domestic servants and allied workers and persons engaged in pastoral and agricultural work. The Committee also notes the Government's indication that the Council of Ministers will very soon promulgate Orders to regulate the status of these categories of workers which will include provisions on minimum wage fixing. It hopes that the Government will soon provide copies of such Orders.

Article 4. The Committee notes again that the Government has not yet established the tripartite labour council, provided for in section 11 of the 1995 Labour Code, which includes among its competence the elaboration of a general policy on wages. The Government indicates that the relevant regulations and labour legislation will be promulgated soon and that this tripartite council will be established by the Council of Ministers to fix minimum wages. The Committee again hopes that this body will very soon be established to fix and adjust minimum wage rates in accordance with the provisions of the Convention.