Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1991, published 78th ILC session (1991)

Article 8 of the Convention. The Committee notes that the Government repeats its statement that the complete version of section 106 of the former Labour Code will be retained in the final version of the revised Labour Code so that the worker's consent shall be given to deductions from wages before the head of the nearest administrative unit. The Committee hopes that the Government will take the necessary measures to this effect in the very near future and requests it to indicate the progress achieved in its next report.

The Committee also notes the comments made by the Employers' Confederation of Gabon stating that written consent by both parties to deductions, as provided for in section 109 of the Labour Code, remains the most widely used form for this purpose and that this formula is satisfactory to employers and workers. It adds that no abuse has been reported in this field.