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Extracts of ILO Convention n. 131 composed by 14 articles ratified by 27 countries as to 31/12/1995
CONVENTION CONCERNING MINIMUM WAGE FIXING, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
(03/06/1970)
1. Each Member of the International Labour Organisation which
ratifies this Convention undertaken to establish a system of mirtimum
wages which covers all groups of wage, earners whose tends of
employrnent are such that coverage would be appropriate.
2. The competent authority in each country shall, in agreement
or after full consultation with the representative organisations
of employers and workers concerned, where such exist, determine
the groups of wage earners at he covered.
3. Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall list in the
first report on the application of the Convention submitted under
article 22 of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation
any groups of wage earners which may not have been covered in
pursuance of this Article, giving the reasons for not covering
them, and shall state in subsequent reports the position of its
law and practice in respect of the groups not covered, and the
extent to which effect has been given or is proposed to be given
to the Convention in respect of such groups.
1. Minimum wages shall have the force of law and shall not be
subject to abatement, and failure to apply them shall make the
person or persons concerned liable to appropriate penal or other
sanctions.
2. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article, tire
freedom of collective bargaining shall be fully respected.
The elements to be taken into consideration in determining the
level of minimum wages shall, so far as possible and appropriate
in relation to national practice and conditions, include
(a) the needs of workers and their families, taking into account
the general level of wages in the country, the cost of living,
social security benefits, and the relative living standards of
other social groups;
(b) economic factors, including the requirements of economic development.
levels of productivity and the desirability of attaining and maintaining
a high level of employment.
1. Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall create and
or maintain machinery adapted to national conditions and requirements
whereby minimum wages for groups of wage earners covered in pursuance
of Article 1 thereof can be fixed and adjusted from time to time.
2. Provision shall be made in connection with the establishment,
operation and modification of such machinery, for full consultation
with representative organisations of employers and workers concerned
or, where no such organisations exist, representatives of employers
and workers concerned.
3. Wherever it is appropriate to the nature of the minimum wage
fixing machinery, provision shall also be made for the direct
participation in its operation of
(a) representatives of organisations of employers and workers
concerned or, where no such organisations exist., representatives
of employers and workers concerned, on a basis of equality;
h) persons having recognised competence for representing the general
interests of the country and appointed after full consultation
with representative organisations of employers and workers concerned,
where such organisations exist and such consultation is in accordance
with national law or practice.
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