Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1995, published 82nd ILC session (1995)

The Committee notes the Government's report on the application of the Convention. It requests the Government to supply additional information on the following points:

Article 3, paragraph 5, in conjunction with Article 5. The Committee notes that an exception to the principle of the minimum wage is permitted for persons receiving an invalidity pension, and for young persons, in order to avoid the development of unemployment among these categories of persons. It also notes the Government's statement to the effect that statistics on wages for the second quarter of 1994 show that 1.8 per cent of workers in the agricultural sector earn an income that is lower than the applicable minimum wage. The Committee requests the Government to indicate for the agricultural sector, including agricultural cooperatives: (i) the various categories of employment and the approximate number of workers covered by the minimum wage regulations; (ii) the categories of employment and the numbers and categories of workers, in particular young workers, affected by wage rates that are lower than the minimum applicable rates. The Committee also requests the Government to supply copies of any legal provisions or regulations applicable to workers in the agricultural sector, including cooperatives, who are affected by wage rates that are lower than the established minimum rates.

The Committee refers to the comments that it is making under Convention No. 26.