Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1998, published 87th ILC session (1999)

Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery Convention, 1928 (No. 26) - Sudan (Ratification: 1957)

The Committee notes the information supplied in the Government's report in reply to its previous comments. It again notes that the Wages and Conditions of Employment Tribunals Act of 1976 has not yet been amended and trusts that the amendment to this Act will be completed without delay in order to bring the national legislation into harmony with the provisions of Article 3 of the Convention. It requests the Government to provide a copy of the amended Act and all regulations made under it, as soon as they have been adopted.

Article 5, in conjunction with point V of the report form. The Committee notes the Government's indication concerning the Minimum Wage Act of 1996, in force as from 1 January 1997. It also notes the information regarding the minimum wage fixing in public undertakings in the industrial and manufacturing sectors.

However, the Committee did not receive the copy of decisions and conditions of employment concerning truck drivers that was supposed to be attached to the Government's report. It again asks the Government to provide these documents, together with a copy of the conclusions reached by the Tripartite Committee concerning the dockers in Port Sudan.

In addition, the Committee notes that the minimum wage in the bakery sector is established according to the productivity of the worker and after agreement between workers and owners of the bakeries. It asked the Government to indicate whether, in case of low productivity, the Minimum Wage Act, 1996, applies to workers in the bakery sector.

Lastly, the Committee requests the Government to continue to provide, in accordance with Article 5 and point V of the report form, general information on the application of the Convention in practice, including: (i) the minimum wage rates in force; (ii) when available, the data on the number and different categories of workers covered by minimum wage provisions; and (iii) the results of inspections carried out (e.g. the number of violations of minimum wage provisions revealed, the penalties imposed, etc.).

REQUESTS The Government is asked to report in detail in 2000. #REPORT_DATE:00:00:2000