Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1987, published 74th ILC session (1987)

Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 (No. 95) - Egypt (Ratification: 1960)

Article 2 of the Convention. Further to its previous comments, the Committee notes that Act No. 48 of 1978, enacting the Statute of the Workers in the Public Sector contains provisions concerning wages and that section 1 of this Act provides that the Labour Code applies to all cases not covered by a special provision of the above Act.

Article 4. The Committee notes that, although the term "wages" is defined in such a way as to include allowances in kind, there is no statutory provision to regulate these payments in accordance with the requirements of this Article. The Committee recalls that paragraph 2 of the Article provides that, in cases in which partial payment of wages in the form of allowances in kind is authorised - and this is the case in Egyptian legislation - appropriate measures shall be taken to ensure that such allowances are appropriate for the personal use and benefit of the worker and his family, and that the value attributed to them is fair and reasonable. These measures shall be taken even in cases where a minimum wage in cash is provided and where these allowances in kind supplement the minimum wage in accordance with usage and customs. The Committee therefore hopes that the Government will take the necessary steps to ensure that effect is given to this Article.