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Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131) - Mexico (RATIFICATION: 1973)

The Committee notes the detailed report provided by the Government in reply to its previous comments on the application of the Convention in practice. The Committee notes in particular the statistics on the evolution of the daily rates of minimum wages by occupational category and geographic region for the period 1998-2002, as well as the changes in the minimum monthly wage for the agricultural sector. The Committee also notes the information concerning the number of inspections carried out during the same period, and the sanctions imposed, in the form of both fines and prison sentences, as envisaged by the Federal Employment Act for violations of minimum wage provisions. The Committee requests the Government to continue providing information on the manner in which the Convention is applied, in accordance with Article 5 and Part V of the report form, particularly on the means of enforcement and the results obtained, for example, the number of violations reported, the types of sanctions imposed, etc.

The Committee notes that, by the resolution of 22 December 2000, the National Minimum Wage Commission created the Advisory Committee for the modernization of the minimum wage system, the objectives of which include, among others, proposing the necessary modifications for the National Minimum Wage Commission to carry out its technical tasks more efficiently and objectively. In this regard, the Committee requests the Government to provide detailed information in its next report on the mandate, composition and activities of the new Advisory Committee.