Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2013, published 103rd ILC session (2014)

Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131) - Libya (Ratification: 1971)

Articles 3 and 4 of the Convention. Review and adjustment of the minimum wage. The Committee has been raising questions in recent years concerning the operation of the minimum wage fixing machinery, the periodicity of adjustment of the minimum wage and the criteria used for such adjustment, in particular the manner in which the basic needs of workers and their families are taken into account in fixing the minimum wage level. In its latest report, the Government indicates that a Consultative Council for Wages was set up in accordance with section 19 of the Labour Relations Act No. 12/2010. The Government also indicates that by virtue of Order No. 27 of 2011, the minimum wage has been raised from 250 dinars (approximately €150) to 450 dinars (approximately €269) per month. The Committee requests the Government to provide, together with its next report, additional information on: (i) the composition and mandate of the Consultative Council for Wages, in particular as regards the manner in which employers’ and workers’ organizations are associated with its operation; and (ii) the collection of data or the carrying out of periodical surveys of national economic conditions to assist minimum wage fixing authorities in the adjustment of minimum wages. In addition, the Committee understands that a new draft Labour Code is currently under preparation with ILO technical assistance. The Committee notes, in particular, that draft sections 64 and 65 essentially reproduce the provisions of the Labour Relations Act on minimum wage setting. The Committee requests the Government to keep the Office informed of any further developments regarding the adoption of the new Labour Code.