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

The Committee notes the detailed information provided in the Government's first report. It requests the Government to provide further information on the following points:

Article 4, paragraph 2, of the Convention (read in conjunction with Article 5). The Committee requests the Government to provide information, including the relevant texts, on the remedies and time-limit(s) granted to workers wishing to recover the amount owed to them by employers in cases where they have been remunerated at a level below the applicable minimum rates. The Committee also requests the Government to provide the statistics available concerning: (i) cases of appeal against failure to pay minimum wages in the agricultural sector and the penalties imposed for this purpose; and (ii) the approximate number of workers concerned and employed in agriculture, including in agricultural cooperatives with, if possible, a breakdown by sector (cotton, coffee, sugar cane) and by category of workers (seasonal, daily).