Demande directe (CEACR) - adoptée 1998, publiée 87ème session CIT (1999)

The Committee notes the detailed information supplied in the Government's report in reply to its previous comments.

Article 5 of the Convention and point V of the report form. The Committee notes the Government's estimations concerning the number of workers covered by the Wage Orders granting increases in minimum wages and the role of the regional offices of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in the enforcement of general labour standards, including minimum wages. It also notes the regional minimum wage rates by region and major industry, as well as the agricultural wage statistics contained in the 1996 Philippine Yearbook of Labor Statistics.

The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide general information on the effect given in practice to the Convention in the agricultural sector, for instance: (i) the minimum wage rates in force; (ii) the available statistical data on the number and various categories of workers covered by minimum wage regulations; and (iii) the results of the inspections carried out (e.g. the number of the violations reported concerning minimum wage provisions, the sanctions imposed, etc.).