Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1994, published 81st ILC session (1994)

Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery Convention, 1928 (No. 26) - Colombia (Ratification: 1933)

The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in reply to the observations made by the General Confederation of Labour (CGT).

The Government indicates that teachers can be engaged on the basis of labour contracts and civil contracts and refers in this connection to a Decree No. 222 of 1993. It describes two methods implemented in 1993 as follows: (a) a system of provision of services ("Ordenes de Prestación de Servicios"), for the primary level, with a period of 10 months and a monthly remuneration of 110,000 pesos; (b) "Horas Catedra", for the secondary, with 13 months of salary, including social benefits. The Government states that these rates are in conformity with the statutory minimum wage established for the national territory.

The Committee notes that Decree No. 0222 of 1993 published in the Official Gazette of 1 February 1993 concerns neither education nor remuneration, and requests the Government to communicate the text of the Decree it referred to. It requests the Government to indicate whether the above rate of 110,000 pesos per month is applicable to all the regions including the Department of Santander, which was specifically memtioned by the CGT, and also to describe how it is ensured that the above-mentioned conditions are observed at local level.

The Committee is also addressing a direct request to the Government concerning certain points.