Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1993, published 80th ILC session (1993)

Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery Convention, 1928 (No. 26) - India (Ratification: 1955)

1. The Committee recalls that in its previous comments, it considered the comments made by the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) workers' organization concerning, inter alia, the application of a series of recommendations that had been made by the Labour Ministers' Conference of the States of the Union. The Committee then noted the Government's indication that it was considering amendments to the Minimum Wage Act, 1948, to provide for the review of minimum wages at intervals not exceeding two years, or when there are variations in the consumer price index, and also that the Government was examining amendments to increase the penalties for violations of the Minimum Wages Act. The Committee therefore requested the Government to indicate the progress achieved in amending the Minimum Wage Act in line with the above recommendations.

The Committee notes that, in its latest report, the Government simply states in response to the above comments that a number of amendments to the Minimum Wages Acts are under the active consideration of the Government. It hopes that the next report of the Government will contain detailed information on any concrete steps taken in this respect.

2. With reference to the comments submitted previously by the BMS concerning the minimum wage of cinema workers in West Bengal and the comments submitted by the Steel Workers' Federation of India, respecting the application of some provisions of the Convention, the Committee refers to the request that is being addressed to it directly.