Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1995, published 83rd ILC session (1996)

Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131) - Libya (Ratification: 1971)

1. The Committee notes that according to the Government the provisions of the Wages Act, No. 15 of 1981, should not apply to contracts concluded by administrative units, companies and individuals and that the general assemblies of such units or companies are entrusted with the task of setting the rules governing their wages. The Government further states that the status of the workers currently working in the said companies and establishments is governed by this Act, with effect from the beginning of the financial year following its entry into force. However, the Committee again requests the Government to specify whether certain sections of the Wages Act and of the regulations issued under the Labour Code have been amended as results of discussions between the authorities and the organizations concerned and, if so, to provide the texts of these amendments.

2. The Committee again requests the Government to supply information concerning the machinery for determining the minimum wages applicable to all categories of workers, or concerning the elements to be taken into consideration in determining the level of minimum wages as set out in Article 3 of the Convention. The Committee again hopes that the Government will not fail to supply this information.

3. The Committee also requests the Government to indicate whether the machinery for determining minimum wages also provides for them to be adjusted from time to time and whether the workers' and employers' organizations concerned are also able to participate in the operation of the above machinery, in accordance with Article 4. The Committee again hopes that the Government will provide information in this respect.