Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2001, published 90th ILC session (2002)

Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 (No. 95) - Suriname (Ratification: 1976)

The Committee takes note of the Government’s report.

Article 4 of the Convention. The Committee notes that, according to sections 1613(p), 1614(i) and 1614(t) of the Suriname Civil Code, wages may be paid wholly in the form of foodstuffs, clothing, lodging or other allowances in kind. The Committee also notes the Government’s earlier indication that under the Labour Contracts Act (Chap. 89:04) certain categories of workers other than manual workers (except notably for state employees, part-time workers and agricultural workers) also enjoy wage protection but only in so far as the method and periodicity of payment are concerned. The Committee invites the Government to consider introducing the necessary amendments in order to ensure that the protection contemplated in the Convention is extended to all workers who are not currently covered by the above Acts.

The Committee notes from the Government’s report that occasionally the Labour Inspectorate receives complaints about wage payments in case of dismissal and that such problems are often settled through mediation of the Labour Inspectorate. It also notes the Government’s statement that in all collective agreements the rights set out in the Convention are very well arranged and strongly protected. The Committee requests the Government to continue supplying information on the effect given to the Convention in practice, including, for example, extracts from official reports, information on violations reported and penalties imposed, and any other particulars bearing on the practical application of the Convention in accordance with Part V of the report form.