Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2005, published 95th ILC session (2006)

Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 (No. 95) - Albania (Ratification: 2001)

The Committee notes the Government’s communication dated 5 May 2005 in reply to the observations made by the Trade Unions Confederation of Albania (CTUA) regarding the application of the Convention. The Committee considers, however, that the Government’s comments are not relevant to the provisions of the Convention nor do they respond to the specific points raised in the communications of the CTUA, especially as regards the cases of unjustified wage deductions for the payment of municipal taxes without such deductions being provided for in the law. The Committee therefore asks the Government to supply in its next report clearer explanations on these points as well as detailed and documented information on all the issues addressed in the Committee’s last direct request.

Moreover, the Committee notes with interest the Government’s recent ratification of the Protection of Workers’ Claims (Employer’s Insolvency) Convention, 1992 (No. 173), and the acceptance of the obligations of Part II of this Convention providing for the protection of workers’ claims by means of a privilege, which involves ipso jure the termination of its obligations under Article 11 of Convention No. 95.