Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2012, published 102nd ILC session (2013)

Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery Convention, 1928 (No. 26) - Montserrat

Articles 1 and 3 of the Convention. Minimum wage-fixing machinery. The Committee has been drawing the Government’s attention for a number of years to the fact that notwithstanding the minimum wage fixing machinery provided for in the Employment Act (Cap. 15.03), no minimum wage has ever been fixed for any category of workers. In its last report, the Government indicates that it has now mandated the Labour Advisory Board to recommend as a matter of priority the determination of a minimum wage for workers by sector, and that it will transmit its minimum wage declaration as soon as it is finalized. The Committee understands that a draft Labour Code is currently under preparation which contains in Part II provisions relating to the determination of minimum wages. According to these provisions, the minimum wage is to be fixed by the Executive Council (and no longer by the Labour Tribunal) upon the recommendation of the Minister of Labour made after considering the recommendations of the Labour Advisory Board. The Committee hopes that the Government will take all necessary steps without further delay in order to establish and effectively enforce minimum wages. The Committee also requests the Government to keep the Office informed of any progress made concerning the adoption of the new Labour Code.