Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2003, published 92nd ILC session (2004)

The Committee notes with regret that the Government’s report has not been received. It must therefore repeat its previous observation, which read as follows:

With respect to the situation concerning the ongoing irregular payment of the wages of state employees, the Committee notes the Government’s statement to the effect that the country strives to recover from a destructive war, and, therefore, the question of the settlement of wage arrears depends on the outcome of the post-conflict plan elaborated with the assistance of international financial institutions. The Committee can only hope that the Government will not fail to take appropriate action in the very near future to ensure the timely payment of wages of public officials and the prompt settlement of wage debts already outstanding, including the wages due for the period between 1992 and 1996 in the public service as well as the sums due to the former workers of the Ogoué Mining Company (COMILOG).

The Committee urges the Government to adopt all necessary measures to give full effect to the recommendations of the committees set up to examine the representations made under article 24 of the Constitution by the Trade Union Confederation of Congo Workers (CSTC) and the International Organization of Energy and Mines (OIEM) in 1995 and 1994 respectively (GB.268/14/6 and GB.265/12/6). It requests the Government to provide information on any progress achieved in this respect.

The Committee hopes that the Government will make every effort to take the necessary action in the very near future.