1992, Minimum Wages: Appendices


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Appendices

Appendix IV

Legislative texts and general collective agreements

Algeria

1. Act No. 90-11 respecting labour relations, of 21.04.1990 (LLD 1990-DZA 4).

2. Ordinance No. 75-32 respecting labour courts, of 29.04.1975.

3. Executive Decree No. 90-385 establishing a national guaranteed minimum wage, of 24.11.1990.

Angola

1. Act No 6: General Labour Act, of 24.08.1981 (L.S. 1981-Ang.1).

2. Act No. 8 respecting the wage system, of 26.10.1981.

3. Act No. 9 respecting labour courts of 02.11.1981.

4. Joint Executive Decree No. 3 to regulate Act No. 9/81 of 11.01.1982.

5. Decree No. 8-E, of 16.03.1991.

6. Decree No. 86 respecting the minimum wage scale, of 26.10.1981.

Argentina

1. Constitution of the Argentinian nation, of 01.05.1853, as amended in 1957 (L.S. 1957-Arg.2).

2. Act No. 20744 to approve the rules governing contracts of employment, of 11.09.1974 (L.S. 1974-Arg.2).

3. Act No. 16.459 respecting a sliding minimum living wage, of 07.06.64.

4. Decree No. 174 to re-establish Act No. 16.459, of 10.02.1988.

5. Decrees No. 14538 and No. 6648 respecting the organisation of industrial apprenticeship and the regulation of the employment of young persons. of 03.06.1944. (L.S. 1944-Arg.1) and 24.03.1945 (L.S. 1945-Arg.2).

6. Act No. 12713 respecting homework, of 03.10.1941 (L.S. 1941-Arg.1).

7. Decree No. 118.755 to regulate Act No. 12.713, respecting home work, of 29.04.42.

8. Legislative Decree No. 326 concerning the rights and duties of domestic staff, of 14.01.1956 (L.S. 1956-Arg.1).

9. Act No. 22248 to approve nation-wide rules governing agricultural work, of 03.07.1980 (L.S. 1980-Arg.1).

10. Decree No. 563 respecting the application of Act No. 22.248, of 24.03.81.

11. Decree No. 9 respecting the transitory and partial suspension of union activity of workers', employers' and occupational bodies, of 24.03.76.

12. Act No. 21.356 respecting the scope of suspension of 22.07.76.

13. Act No. 14250 respecting collective labour agreements, of 13.10.1953 (L.S. 1953-Arg.1).

14. Decree No. 6582 to regulate Act No. 14.250, of 26.04.54.

15. Decree No. 825 respecting the Ministry of Labour. Organic structure, of 21.12.73.

16. Act No. 18.608 on the exercise of the powers of the labour inspectorate in places or activities subject to federal jurisdiction, of 06.02.70.

17. Act No. 18692 to issue basic rules for the functioning of the National Labour Standards Inspection Service, of 29.05.1970 (L.S. 1970-Arg.3A).

18. Act No. 18694 to establish a uniform system of penalties for violations of the national labour legislation, of 29.05.1970 (L.S. 1970-Arg.3C).

19. Act No. 18695 to lay down the procedure for the imposition of sanctions in the case of non-observance of the standards for the orderly maintenance and regulation of the performance of work, of 29.05.1970 (L.S. 1970-Arg.3D).

Australia

Federal Jurisdiction

1. Industrial Relations Act, of 1988.

2. Remuneration Tribunal Act, of 1973.

State Jurisdiction

New South Wales

3. Industrial Arbitration Act, of 1940.

4. Coal Industry Act, of 1946.

5. Factories, Shops and Industries Act, of 1962.

Queensland

6. Industrial Relations Act, of 1990.

Tasmania

7. Industrial Relations Act, of 1984.

Victoria

8. Industrial Relations Act, of 1979.

Western Australia

9. Industrial Relations Act, of 1979.

10. Equal Opportunity Act, of 1984.

Austria

1. Federal Act respecting collective labour relations (Collective Labour Relations Act), of 14.12.1973. (L.S. 1973-Aus.2).

2. Agricultural Labour Act, of 18.07.1984. See also: A Federal Act No. 140 to lay down principles to govern labour law in agriculture and forestry ('Agricultural Labour Act'), of 02.06.1948 (L.S. 1948-Aus.2), as amended by texts No. 318, of 13.07.1971 (L.S. 1971-Aus.1A) and No. 333, of 16.07.1971 (L.S. 1971-Aus.1B).

3. Federal Act respecting home work (Home work Act), of 10.03.1954 (L.S. 1954-Aus.1).

4. Federal Act respecting labour inspection, of 05.02.1974 (L.S. 1974-Aus.1).

Bahamas

1. Fair Labour Standards Act No. 13, of 17.07.1970.

Bangladesh

1. The Minimum Wages Ordinance No. XXXIX, of 1961.

2. The (E.P.) Minimum Wages Rules, of 1961.

Barbados

1. Wages Boards Act, of 17.09.1943.

Belarus

1. Constitution of 14.04.1987.

2. Labour Code of 23.06.1972

3. Order to approve new wage rates, of 30.05.1991.

Belgium

1. Act respecting collective industrial agreements and joint committees, of 12.05.1968 (L.S. 1968-Bel.1).

2. Act respecting the protection of workers' remuneration of 04.12.1965 (L.S. 1965-Bel.2).

3. Act to protect the competitivity of the country, of 06.01.1989.

4. Royal Order No. 180 establishing certain measures of moderation in renumerations, of 30.12.1982.

5. Act establishing taxation and other measures (supplementing Royal Order No. 180), of 01.08.1985.

6. Royal Order No. 401 establishing a social security contribution, called wage moderation contribution, of 06.05.1986.

Benin

1. Labour Code, of 27.09.1967 (L.S. 1967-Dah.1).

2. General collective labour agreement applicable to undertakings in Dahomey in the private sector, of 17.05.1974 (L.S. 1974-Dah.2).

Botswana

1. Employment Act No. 29, of 09.12.1982.

2. Employment (Exhibition of Ministers' Notices in Connection with Minimum Wages) Regulations, of 28.12.1984.

3. Regulation of Minimum Wages Order, of 04.03.1991.

Brazil

1. Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil, of 05.10.1988.

2. Consolidation of Labour Laws (L.S. 1985-Bra.1).

3. Act No. 7.789 respecting wage policy, of 03.07.1989.

4. Act No. 8.178 to establish rules respecting wages and prices, of 01.03.1991.

5. Act No. 8.222 respecting wage policy, of 05.09.1991.

Bulgaria

1. Constitution, of 12.07.1991.

2. Labour Code, of 1986.

3. Decree No. 56 on Economic Activity, of 1989.

4. Council of Ministers Decree No. 49 on an increase of the minimum wage level, of 1990.

5. Council of Ministers Decree No. 129, of 05.07.1991.

6. Council of Ministers Decree No. 193, of 02.10.1991.

Burkina Faso

1. Labour Code, of 07.07.1962, as amended by Act No. 9/AN of 07.06.1973.

Burundi

1. Labour Code, of 02.06.1966.

Cameroon

1. Labour Code (Law No. 74-14), of 27.11.1974 (L.S. 1974-Cam.1), (actualised 01.06.1979).

Canada

Federal Jurisdiction

1. Canada Labour Code, Part III, of 09.1989.

2. Canada Labour Standards Regulations, of 01.1983.

Provinces

Alberta

3. Employment Standards Code, of 1988, as amended and effective on 19.02.1990. 4. Minimum Wage Regulation, as amended and effective on 01.09.1988.

British Columbia

5. Employment Standards Act, of 1980, as amended and effective on 12.04.1991.

6. Employment Standards Act Regulation, of 1981, as amended and effective on 01.04.1990.

Manitoba

7. The Employment Standards Act, of 1987, as amended and effective on 14.12.1990.

8. Minimum Wages and Working Conditions Regulation, of 1987, as amended and effective on 01.03.1991.

9. The Construction Industry Wages Act, of 16.07.1987.

10. The Department of Labour Act, of 1987.

New Brunswick

11. Employment Standards Act, of 1982, as amended and effective 01.04.1989.

12. Minimum Wage Regulation, 01.10.1990,

13. Minimum Wage for Categories of Employees in Crown Construction Work Regulation, of 01.01.1991.

14. Minimum Wage for Counsellor and Program Straff at Residential Summer Camps Regulation, of 1987, as amended and effective on 06.12.1990.

Newfoundland

15. The Labour Standards Act, of 1977, as amended and effective 18.12.1989.

16. The Labour Standards Regulations, of 1988, as amended and effective on 01.12.1988.

17. Minimum Wage (Handicapped Persons) Order.

Nova Scotia

18. Labour Standards Code, of 22.02.1990.

19. Minimum Wage Order General, of 01.01.1989.

Ontario

20. Employment Standards Act, of 1980, as amended and effective 13.06.1991.

21. Employment Standards General Regulation, of 1980, as amended and effective 01.10.1990.

22. Industrial Standards Act, of 1980, as amended and effective 31.03.1990.

23. Fruit, Vegetable and Tobacco Harvesters Regulation, of 1980, as amended and effective 01.01.1991.

Prince Edward Island

24. Labour Act of 1988, as amended and effective 09.05.1991.

25. Minimum Wage Order 1, of 1985, as amended and effective on 18.05.1991.

Quebec

26. An Act respecting Labour Standards, of 1979, as amended and effective 01.01.1992.

27. Regulation respecting Labour Standards, of 1981, as amended and effective 01.10.1989.

Saskatchewan

28. The Labour Standards Act, of 1978, as amended and effective 01.04.1990.

29. The Labour Standards Regulations, of 1977, as amended on 29.03.1984.

30. Minimum Wage Board Order, of 1989, as amended and effective on 30.03.1990. 31. The Minimum Wage Board Order No. 2, of 1981, effective on 01.01.1981.

32. The Minimum Wage Board Order No. 3, of 1981, effective on 01.01.1981.

Territories

Northwest Territories

33. Labour Standards Act of 1974, as amended and effective 16.03.1989.

34. Labour Standards Wages Regulation, of 1980, as amended and effective 01.04.1991.

Yukon Territory

35. Employment Standards Act, of 1986, as amended and effective on 07.12.1989. 36. Minimum Wage Regulations, of 01.05.1988.

37. Minimum Wage Order No. 1, of 01.04.1991.

38. General Exemption Regulation, of 01.01.1985.

Central African Republic

1. Labour Code (Act No. 61-221), of 02.06.1961.

2. Order No. 5/M-AS-T-JS, to prescribe the general conditions of employment and fix the wages of domestic workers, of 04.09.1961 (L.S. 1961-C.A.R.2).

Chad

1. Labour and Social Welfare Code, of 04.03.1966 (L.S. 1966-Chad 1).

Chile

1. Labour Code, of 06.07.1987.

Colombia

1. Political Constitution of Colombia, of 18.07.1991.

2. Labour Code, of 08.05.1950 (L.S. 1950-Col.3), as amended in 1961 (L.S. 1961-Col.1), 1965 (L.S. 1965-Col.1) and 1990 (D.D.S. 1990-Col.1, only in Spanish).

3. Act No. 54 to establish the National Labour Council, of 18.12.1987.

4. Rules of the National Labour Council adopted by the National Labour Council.

5. Procedural Labour Code, of 24.06.1948.

Comoros

1. Labour Code (Act No. 018), of 18.02.1984.

Côte d'Ivoire

1. Labour Code, of 01.08.1964 (L.S. 1964-I.C.1).

2. Decree No. 68-300 to codify the regulations established in application of Title VII "Bodies and means of execution" of Act No, 64-290 to establish a Labour Code, of 20.06.1968.

3. Inter-occupational collective agreement, of 20.07.1977.

Cuba

1. Constitution of the Republic of Cuba, of 24.02.1976.

2. Labour Code, of 28.12.1984 (L.S. 1984-Cuba 1).

3. Rules for the application of the general reform of wages, Resolution No. 457, of 12.06.1980.

4. Resolution No. 476 respecting the determination of the general wage scale, of 07.07.1980.

5. Resolution No. 53/87 establishing a special agricultural scale, of 06.10.1987.

Czechoslovakia

1. Constitutional Act No. 556, of 1990.

2. Law amending and expanding the Labour Code, of 05.12.1990.

3. General agreement for the year 1991, of 28.01.1991.

Denmark

1. Notification of the Act respecting agricultural and domestic assistants No. 115, of 19.03.1980. (L.S. 1980-Den.2).

Djibouti

1. Labour Code (Overseas), 15.12.1952 (L.S. 1952-Fr.5).

2. Order No. 485 establishing the membership of the Advisory Labour Commission, of 21.04.1953.

Dominica

1. Act No. 2 to provide for the fixing of wages of workers, the hours of work, their leave and generally for matters pertaining to the welfare of workers, of 31.03.1977.

Dominican Republic

1. Labour Code, of 11.06.1951, (L.S. 1951-Dom.1) as amended until 1984.

2. Resolution No. 2 to establish a national minimum wage for workers in the private sector, of 28.09.1990.

3. Act No. 45 to establish in general new and higher minimum wages for all workers, of 31.05.79.

Ecuador

1. Political Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador, codified on 12.06.1984.

2. Labour Code, as amended by Act No. 13, of 13.11.1991.

Egypt

1. Labour Code, of 06.08.1981 (L.S. 1981-Egypt 2).

Equatorial Guinea

1. Act No. 2 respecting the General Ordering of Work, which revises Act No. 11 (20.06.1984), of 04.01.1990 (D.D.S. 1990-GNQ I) (only in Spanish).

Fiji

1. Wages Councils Act, of 12.08.1960.

2. Employment Ordinance No. 15, 02.07.1964.

Finland

1. Act No. 320 respecting contracts of employment, of 30.04.1970 (L.S. 1970-Fin.2).

2. Act No. 436 respecting collective agreements, of 07.06.1946 (L.S. 1946-Fin.2).

3. Seamen's Act. No. 423, of 07.06.1978 (L.S. 1978-Fin.2).

4. Act respecting the conditions of employment of domestic workers, of 16.12.1977 (L.S. 1977-Fin.1).

France

1. Constitution, of 1958, as amended on 29.10.1974.

2. Labour Code, as of 1991.

Gabon

1. Labour Code, of 01.06.1978 (L.S. 1978-Gab.1).

2. Decree No. 0795/PR/MTE establishing the membership of the National Wage Study Committee, of 04.07.1980.

3. Decree No. 00956/PR/MTSS to establish a single scheme for the guaranteed interoccupational minimum wage, of 03.09.1977.

Gambia

1. Labour Act, of 1990.

Germany

1. Basis Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, of 23.05.1949 (L.S. 1949-Ger.F.R.1).

2. An Act respecting the prescribing of minimum conditions of employment, of 11.01.1952 (L.S. 1952-Ger.F.R.1).

3. Homework Act, of 14.03.1951 (L.S. 1951-Ger.F.R.1).

4. Notification of the consolidated text of the Collective Agreements Act, of 25.08.1969 (L.S. 1969-Ger.F.R.4).

Ghana

1. Industrial Relations Act No. 299, of 23.06.1965 (L.S. 1965-Ghana 2).

2. Labour Decree No. 157, of 10.04.1967 (L.S. 1967-Ghana 1).

3. Legislative Instrument No. 632 on Labour Regulations, of 15.09.1969 (L.S. 1969-Ghana 1C).

4. Minimum Wage Regulations (L.I. 1495), of 02.03.1990.

Greece

1. Act No. 1876 concerning free collective bargaining and making other provisions, of 07.03.1990 (L.L.D. 1990-GRC 1).

Guatemala

1. Constitution of the Republic of Guatemala, of 31.05.1985 (L.S. 1985-Gua.1). 2. Labour Code, of 05.05.1961 (L.S. 1961-Gua.1).

3. Governmental agreement No. 967: Rules of the National Committee on Wages and the Joint Committees on Minimum Wages, of 02.04.1966.

4. Governmental agreement No. 881: Establishment and rules of the Administrative Office of Wages, of 20.09.1965.

Guinea

1. Labour Code, of 28.01.1988 (L.S. 1988-Gui.1).

Guyana

1. Labour Act, of 23.01.1942.

2. Labour (Amendment) Act No. 22, of 30.11.1978.

3. Labour (Amendment) Act No. 9, of 06.04.1984.

4. Wages Councils Act, of 15.12.1956.

5. Wages Councils (Amendment) Act No. 23, of 30.11.1978.

6. Labour (Conditions of Employment of Certain Workers) Act No. 18, of 18.10.1978.

Honduras

1. Constitution, of 11.01.1982.

2. Labour Code, of 01.06.1959 (L.S. 1959-Hon.1).

3. Minimum Wage Act, of 30.04.1971 (L.S. 1971-Hon.1).

4. Executive Decree No. 19, to reform the Minimum Wage Table, of 26.09.1990.

Hungary

1. Labour Code, of 08.10.1967 (L.S. 1967-Hun.2).

Iceland

1. Act No. 28 respecting the payment of wages, of 19.05.1930 (L.S. 1930-Ice.1).

2. Act No. 80 on Trade Unions and Industrial Disputes, of 11.06.1938.

3. Act No. 55 on Wage-Earners' Terms of Employment and the Obligatory Insurance of Pension Rights, of 09.06.1980.

India

1. Act No. XI to provide for fixing minimum rates of wages in certain employments, of 15.03.1948 (L.S. 1948-Ind.2), as amended by Act No. 26, of 20.05.1954, and Act No. 30, of 17.09.1957 (L.S. 1957-Ind.1).

Indonesia

1. Regulation of Minister of Manpower No. 5 on Minimum Wage, of 1989.

Islamic Republic of Iran

1. Labour Code, of 20.11.1990 (L.L.D. 1990-IRN 1).

Iraq

1. Act No. 71 to establish the Labour Code, of 27.07.1987.

Ireland

1. Payment of Wages Act No. 25, of 23.07.1991.

Israel

1. Minimum Wage Law, of 1987.

Italy

1. Constitution of the Italian Republic, of 22.12.1947 (L.S. 1947-It.5).

2. Act No. 741 on Minimum Wages; Conditions of Work, of 14.07.1959 (L.S. 1959-It.3).

3. Act No. 191 on the automatic adjustment of wages as a result of variations in the cost of living, of 13.07.1990.

4. Act No. 38 respecting compensation in the event of contingency, of 26.02.1986.

5. Italian Civil Code, of 1957.

Jamaica

1. The Minimum Wage Act, of 22.12.1938.

Japan

1. Law No. 137 on Minimum Wages, of 15.04.1959 (L.S. 1959-Jap.1).

2. Industrial Home Work Act No. 60, of 16.05.1970 (L.S. 1970-Jap.1).

3. Law No. 49 on Labour Standard, of 07.04.1947 (L.S. 1947-Jap.3).

Kenya

1. Regulation of Wages and Conditions of Employment Ordinance, of 07.04.1951 (L.S. 1951-Ken.1), as amended in 1967.

2. The Regulation of Wages (Agricultural Industry) Order, of 01.08.1982.

3. Employment Act No. 2 (Codification), of 12.04.1976 (L.S. 1976-Ken.1).

Lebanon

1. Labour Code Act, of 23.09.1946 (L.S. 1946-Leb.1).

Lesotho

1. Act No. 35 on Wages and Conditions of Employment Act 1969, of 10.11.1969.

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

1. Labour Code, of 01.05.1970 (L.S. 1970-Libya 1).

2. Act No. 15 respecting wages, of 1981.

Luxembourg

1. Act establishing a reform of the minimum social wage, of 12.03.1973.

2. Act establishing the salary scheme of State officials, of 22.06.1963.

3. Act establishing the creation of the right to a minimum guaranteed income, of 26.07.1986.

Madagascar

1. Labour Code, of 17.05.1975 (L.S. 1975-Mad.1).

Malawi

1. Regulation of Minimum Wages and Conditions of Employment, as revised in 1965.

Mali

1. Labour Code, of 19.08.1962 (L.S. 1962-Mali 1).

Malta

1. Act No. XI to make provisions for the regulation of conditions of employment and contracts of service, of 22.03.1952 (L.S. 1952-Malta 1), as amended by Act No XXI of 24.07.1969 (L.S. 1969-Malta 1).

2. Minimum Weekly Wage National Standard Order, of 1989.

Mauritania

1. Labour Code as amended, of 27.01.1976 (L.S. 1976-Mau.1).

Mauritius

1. The Industrial Relations Act, of 1973.

Mexico

1. Political Constitution of the United States of Mexico, of 1917.

2. Federal Labour Act, of 02.12.1969 (L.S. 1969-Mex.1).

Morocco

1. Decree respecting the minimum remuneration of wage-earning and salaried employees, of 18.06.1936 (L.S. 1936-Mor.3). See also (L.S. 1937-Mor.3A), (L.S. 1937-Mor.3D), (L.S. 1938-Mor.1).

2. Dahir respecting the determination of the wages of manual workers of both sexes performing home work, of 20.12.1939.

3. Decree No. 2-72-054 to raise the minimum wage in industry, commerce, the liberal professions and agriculture, of 15.02.1972.

4. Decree No. 2-75-292 to raise the minimum wage in industry, commerce, the liberal professions and agriculture, of 12.06.1975.

5. Decree No. 2-77-52 to raise the minimum wage in industry, commerce, the liberal professions and agriculture, of 28.12.1976.

6. Order respecting the application of the minimum wage to agricultural workers, of 15.09.1951.

7. Dahir extending to the province of Tangiers and the former Spanish protectorate the provisions of Dahir, of 18.06.1936, of 13.02.1958.

8. Order establishing the minimum agricultural wage, of 28.09.1954.

9. Dahir No. l-72-219 to determine the conditions of employment and remuneration of agricultural workers, of 24.04.1973 (L.S. 1973-Mor.1).

Mozambique

1. Constitution, of 02.11.1990.

2. Labour Act, of 14.12.1985 (L.S. 1985-Moz.1).

3. Decree No. 5 respecting the wage system, of 30.01.1987.

4. Decree No. 33 respecting collective bargaining, of 24.12.1990.

5. Decree No. 4 respecting the new wage provisions, of 10.09.1980.

6. Decree No. 39 to establish minimum wages, of 28.12.1990.

Myanmar

1. Act No. 66 on Minimum Wages, of 1949 (L.S. 1949-Bur.1).

Namibia

1. Constitution, of 21.03.1990.

2. The Wage and Industrial Conciliation Ordinance No. 35, of 08.07.1952.

Nepal

1. Nepal Factories and Factory Workers Act, of 1959, as amended on 03.05.1978.

Netherlands

1. Minimum Wage and Minimum Leave Allowance Act, of 27.11.1968 (L.S. 1968-Neth.1), as amended by Act, of 11.02.1988.

2. Organisation of Industry Act, of 27.01.1950 (L.S. 1950-Neth.1).

New Zealand

1. An Act No. 77 to reform the law relating to labour relations, of 27.05.1987 (L.S. 1987-NZ 1), as amended by Act No. 110, of 31.08.1987.

2. Act No. 115 to consolidate and amend the law relating to minimum wages, of 16.12.1983, as amended by Act No. 83, of 28.05.1987 and by Act, No. 113, of 31.08.1990.

3. The Minimum Wage Order, of 13.08.1990.

4. Act No. 16 to reform the law relating to apprenticeship, of 27.09.1983, as amended by Act No. 4, of 08.03.1985

Nicaragua

1. Constitution of the Republic of Nicaragua, of 09.01.1987 (L.S. 1987-Nic.1). 2. Labour Code, as amended up to 1986.

3. Act No. 129 respecting minimum wages, of 18.06.1991.

Niger

1. Labour Code, of 13.07.1962.

Nigeria

1. National Minimum Wage Act No. 6, of 03.09.1981.

2. National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Decree No. 48, of 31.12.1990.

3. Wages Boards and Industrial Councils Decree No. 1, of 12.01.1973.

Pakistan

1. The Minimum Wage Ordinance No. XXXIX, of 28.09.1961.

2. Payment of Wages Act No. IV. Assented to 23.04.1936 (L.S. 1936-Ind.1).

Panama

1. National Constitution, of 11.10.1972, as reformed on 25.10.1978.

2. Labour Code, of 30.12.1971 (L.S. 1971-Pan.1).

3. Act No. 1 establishing labour provisions to promote employment and productivity and the adoption of other standards, of 17.03.1986.

4. Cabinet Decree No. 249 to promulgate the organic law of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, of 16.07.1970.

5. Decree No. 32 to appoint the members of the National Minimum Wage Commission, of 28.08.1990.

Papua New Guinea

1. Industrial Relations Ordinance No. 39, of 01.05.1962.

2. An Ordinance No. 32 to amend the Industrial Relations Ordinance (of 1962) so as to provide for a Minimum Wage Board, of 06.04.1971.

Peru

1. Constitution of 12.07.1979 (L.S. 1979-Peru.1).

2. Legislative Decree No. 568 respecting the Act respecting the organisation and functions of the Ministries of Labour and Social Promotion.

3. Ministerial Resolution No. 136-91-TR to approve the general rules of the National Minimum Living Remuneration Committee.

4. Ministerial Resolution No. 056-91-TR.

5. Decree No. 007, of 21.05.1965 (L-S. 1965-Per.1A).

6. Supreme Decree No. 017-91-TR, of 11.03.1991.

7. Act No. 24792, respecting the fixing of the minimum living remuneration.

8. Legislative Decree No. 14222, to prescribe rules for minimum wage fixing, of 23.10.1962 (L.S. 1965-Per.1B).

9. Legislative Decree No. 140, of 1981.

Philippines

1. Wage Rationalization Act No. 6727, of 25.07.1988, effective on 01.07.1989.

2. Labour Code, of 01.05.1974 (L.S. 1974-Phi.1A).

Poland

1. Labour Code, of 26.06.1974. (L.S. 1974-Pol.1).

2. Act respecting the State Inspectorate of Labour, of 06.03.1981 (L.S. 1981-Pol.1).

3. Law amending certain regulations of the criminal law and the law of offences, of 28.09.1990.

Portugal

1. Constitution, of 02.04.1976 (L.S. 1976-Por.2).

2. Legislative Decree No. 274, of 27.05.1974.

3. Legislative Decree No. 113, of 29.05.1978.

4. Legislative Decree No. 440, of 06.11.1979.

5. Legislative Decree No. 69-A to update the minimum wage and repeal Legislative Decree No. 440 (of 1979), of 09.02.1987.

6. Legislative Decree No. 411 to amend Legislative Decree No. 60-A (of 09.02.1987), of 31.12.1987.

7. Legislative Decree No. 14-B to standardise the minimum wage, of 09.01.1991. 8. Legislative Decree No. 519-C1, to lay down the legal principles governing collective labour relations, of 29.12.1979 (L.S. 1979-Por.5).

9. Legislative Decree No. 74 to establish the Standing Council on Social Consultation, of 02.03.1984.

10. Legislative Decree No. 50 to set up a wage guarantee system with the object of guaranteeing to workers the payment of the remuneration owed and not paid by the undertaking which employed them and which has been declared wound-up, bankrupt or insolvent, of 27.02.1985 (L.S 1985-Por.1).

Qatar

1. Labour Law No. 3, of 01.06.1962, as amended in 1974.

Romania

1. Labour Code, of 23.11.1972 (S.L. 1972-Rom.1).

2. Act No. 14 respecting the fixing of wages, of 08.02.1991.

3. Act No. 13 respecting collective labour agreements, of 08.02.1991 (D.D.S. 1991-ROM 2) (only in French).

4. Government Order No. 219, of 27.03.1991.

5. Legislative Decree No. 35 to amend certain regulations respecting wages, of 20.01.1990.

Rwanda

1. Labour Code, of 02.28.1967 (L.S. 1967-Rwa.1).

2. Ministerial Order No. 221/09 respecting occupational classifications and the respective minimum wages and seniority bonuses, of 03.05.1976.

3. Circular letter No. 2805/09.18/061 respecting the application of Ministerial Order No. 221/09 (of 03.05.1976), of 26.05.1976.

4. Legislative Decree No. 15 to establish the National Commission on Staff in the Public Administration and Private Sector, of 07.06.1977.

5. Presidential Order No. 151/09 to appoint members and determine the methods of operation of the National Commission and national subcommissions for the public sector and the private sector, of 07.06.1977.

6. Presidential Order No. 264/09 to supplement Presidential Order No. 151/09 (of 07.06.1977), of 12.09.1977.

7. Legislative Decree No. 35 to amend the Labour Code, of 10.11.1977.

8. Ministerial Order No. 887/06 to amend Ministerial Order No. 221/09 (of 03.05.1976), of 21.10.1980.

9. Circular letter No. 3297/06.18/061 concerning the application of Ministerial Order No. 887/06 (of 21.10.1980), of 21.10.1980.

Saint Lucia

1. Ordinance No. 1 to provide for the Establishment of Wages Councils, of 06.02.1952.

San Marino

1. Act No. 7, respecting the protection of labour and workers, of 17.02.1961 (L.S. 1961-S.M.1).

2. Act No. 59 respecting the declaration of the rights of citizens and the fundamental principles of order in San Marino, of 08.07.1974.

3. Decree No. 57 to regulate the application of the sliding scale to dependent workers and pensioners, of 30.04.1986.

4. Single General Labour Contract, of 1990-91.

Saudi Arabia

1. Labour Code, of 15.11.1969 (6 Ramadan 1389). (L.S. 1969-Sau.Ar.1).

Senegal

1. Labour Code (Act No. 61-34), of 15.06.1961 (L.S. 1962-Sen.2B). See also (L.S. 1971-Sen.1A), (L.S. 1971-Sen.1B), (L.S. 1971-Sen.-1C), (L.S. 1971-Sen.1D), (L.S. 1975-Sen.1), (L.S. 1976-Sen.1), (L.S. 1977-Sen.1A), (L.S. 1977-Sen.1B) and (L.S. 1980-Sen.1A) (L.S. 1980-Sen.1B).

Seychelles

1. Act No. 22 to consolidate and up-date the laws respecting to employment which are hereby repealed, of 31.12.1985 (L.S. 1985-Sey.1).

Sierra Leone

1. The Regulation of Wages and Industrial Relations Act No. 18, of 15.12.1971 (L.S. 1971-S.L.I).

Singapore

1. Act No. 17 to consolidate and amend the law relative to employment, assented 06.08.1968 (L.S. 1968-Sin.1).

Solomon Islands

1. The Labour Act, of 31.12.1982.

Spain

1. Worker's Charter, of 10.03.1980 (L.S. 1980-Sp.1).

2. Decree No. 2380 to make provisions for the regulation of wages, of 17.08.1973 (L.S. 1973-Sp.1).

3. Act No. 39 respecting the organisation of the Inspectorate of Labour, of 21.07.1962 (L.S. 1962-Sp.4).

4. Decree No. 2122 to approve the Labour Inspection Regulations, of 23.07.1971 (L.S. 1971-Sp.5).

5. Labour Procedure Act, of 27.04.1990.

6. Act No. 8 respecting social infringements and sanctions, of 07.04.1988.

7. Royal Decree No. 8 to fix an inter-occupational minimum wage for 1991, of 11.01.1991.

Sri Lanka

1. Wages Boards Ordinance No. 27, of 19.09.1941 as amended.

2. Act No. 19 to provide for the regulation of employment, hours of work and remuneration of persons in shops and offices, of 13.03.1954, as amended (L.S. 1954-Cey.1) and see also (L.S. 1957-Cey.2).

3. Act No. 43 to provide for the prevention, investigation and settlement of industrial disputes, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, assented to 16.12.1950, as amended (L.S. 1950-Cey.1). See also (L.S. 1956-Cey.1), (L.S. 1957-Cey.1) and (L.S. 1962-Cey.1).

Sudan

1. Act respecting individual employment relationships, of 1981.

2. Act respecting wage committees and conditions of service, of 1976.

Suriname

1. Government Ordinance to issue regulations respecting collective agreements, of 14.07.1962 (L.S. 1962-Sur.1).

Swaziland.

1. The Wages Proclamation No. 16, of 15.06.1964 (L.S. 1964-Swa.1), as amended by law No. 10, of 24.09.1981.

2. The Statistics Act, of 27.10.1967.

Switzerland

1. Federal Labour Act, of 13.03.1964 (L.S. 1964-Swi.1).

2. Ordinance I respecting the implementation of the federal Labour Act, as amended on 21.12.1977.

3. Federal Law on Work at home, of 20.03.1981.

4. Ordinance respecting home work, of 20.12.1982.

5. The federal Act on the extension of the scope of collective bargaining agreements, of 28.09.1956.

6. The Employment Services and Rental of Services Act, of 06.10.1989.

7. Ordinance limiting the number of foreigners, of 06.10.1986.

8. Code of Obligations.

Syrian Arab Republic

1. Labour Code (law No. 91), of 05.04.1959 (L.S. 1959-U.A.R.1).

2. Agricultural Labour Code (Act No. 134), of 04.09.1958 (L.S. 1963-Syr.1B).

The United Republic of Tanzania

1. An Ordinance No. 15 to provide for the Establishment of Minimum Wage Boards and Wages Councils, of 27.02.1951.

2. The Regulation of Wages and Terms of Employment Order, of 24.08.1990.

Togo

1. Labour Code, of 08.05.1974.

Trinidad and Tobago

1. Minimum Wages Act No. 35, of 18.06.1976.

Tunisia

1. Labour Code, of 30.04.1966 (L.S 1966-Tun.1). See also (L.S. 1973-Tun.2) and (L.S. 1976-Tun.1).

2. Decree No. 73-247 respecting the wage-fixing procedure, of 26.05.1973.

3. Decree No. 74-493 setting up a National Commission on the guaranteed minimum wage, of 20.04.1974.

4. Decree No. 71-285 respecting agricultural labour committees, of 02.08.1971.

Turkey

1. The Constitution of the Republic of Turkey, of 1982.

2. Labour Act No. 1475, of 25.08.1971, as amended up to 29.07.1983 (L.S. 1983-Tur.3).

Uganda

1. Ordinance No. 21 to provide for the establishment of minimum wages advisory boards and wages councils. Assented to 16.10.1957 (L.S. 1957-Ug.1).

2. Employment Decree No. 4, of 02.06.1975 (L.S. 1975-Ug.1).

3. Minimum Wages Order No. 38, of 21.09.1984.

Ukraine

1. Ukrainian Labour Code, as amended.

2. Law on the Economic Independence of the Ukraine, of 03.08.1990.

3. Law on Undertakings, of 27.03.1991.

United Kingdom

1. Act to make fresh provision with respect to the protection of workers in relation to the payment of wages; to make further provision with respect to wages councils, of 25.07.1986 (S.L. 1986-U.K.1).

2. The Wages (Northern Ireland) Order No. 796, of 27.04.1988.

3. Agricultural Wages (Consolidation) Act, of 13.07.1948 (L.S. 1948-U.K.5).

4. Agricultural Wages (Scotland) Act, of 26.04.1949.

5. The Agricultural Wages (Regulation)(Northern Ireland) Order, of 21.12.1977. 6. Employment Protection Act, of 12.11.1975 (L.S. 1975-U.K 2).

7. Agriculture Act, of 10.05.1967.

8. Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, of 1968.

United States of America

Federal Legislation

1. The Fair Labour Standards Act, of 1938, as consolidated in 1966 (L.S. 1966-U.S.A.1) and last amended on 17.11.1989.

2. Code of Federal Regulation, 29, parts 510-697, revised 01.07.1990.

States

Alaska

3. Alaska Wage and Hour Act, L. 1959, as last amended by Ch. 12, L. 1990, of 01.09.1990.

4. Alaska Administrative Code, 8 AAC, of 04.10.1990, C.

Arizona

5. Arizona Revised Statutes, as last amended by Ch. 179, L. 1988, of 05.05.1988.

Arkansas

6. Arkansas Code, Secs 11-4-201 to 11-4-219, as last amended by Act 544, L. 1991, of 01.07.1991.

California

7. Labour Code, Part 4 of Division 2, as last amended by Chs. 460 and 1407 Ls. 1987, of 01.01.1988.

Colorado

8. Colorado Revised Statutes, Title 8, Article 6 as last amended by S.B. 12, L. 1986, of 01.07.1986.

Connecticut

9. General Statutes, Ch. 558, as last amended by P.A. 366, L. 1987, of 01.10.1987.

Delaware

10. Ch. 9 of Title 19, Delaware Code as amended by Ch. 141, L. 1989, of 01.01.1990.

District of Columbia

11. District of Columbia Code, as last amended by D.C. Law 6-203, L. 1987, of 28.02.1987.

Georgia

12. Georgia Minimum Wage Law, Title 34, Ch. 4, as last amended by Act 1281, L. 1984, of 01.07.1984.

Hawaii

13. Revised Law of Hawaii, Ch. 387 as last amended by Act 264, L. 1991, of 01.07.1991.

Idaho

14. Idaho Code, Ch. 15 of Title 44, as last amended by H.B. 596 and Ch. 212, Ls. 1990, of 01.04.1990.

Illinois

15. Minimum Wage Law, Ch. 48 of Illinois Revised Statutes, as last amended by P.A. 401, L. 1989, of 01.01.1990.

Indiana

16. Minimum Wage Law, Indiana Code, as last amended by H.B. 1012, L. 1990, of 01.07.1990.

Kansas

17. The Minimum Wage and Maximum Hours Law, Secs. 44-1201 to 44-1213 of Kansas Statutes Annotated, as amended by H.B. 2960, L. 1988, of 01.07.1988.

Kentucky

18. Kentucky Revised Statutes, as last amended by H.B. 687, L. 1990, of 13.07.1990.

19. 803 Kentucky Administrative Regulations 1:080 to 1:090, as last amended, of 09.07.1990.

Maine

20. Wages: Laws Secs. 661 to 668 Title 26, as last amended by Ch. 544, L. 1991, of 09.10.1991.

Maryland

21. Annotated Code, as last amended by Ch. 55, L. 1990, of 10.04.1990.

22. Code of Maryland Regulations, as amended, of 24.12.1990.

Massachusetts

23. General Laws, as last amended by Ch. 306, L. 1990, of 01.04.1991.

Michigan

24. Minimum Wage Law, as last amended by P.A. 45, L.1979, of 02.07.1979.

Minnesota

25. Minnesota Fair Labour Standards Act, as last amended by Ch. 418, L. 1990, of 09.04.1990.

26. Minnesota Rules, of 1989.

Missouri

27. Revised Statute of Missouri, as last amended by H.B. 461, L. 1989, of 28.08.1989.

Montana

28. Montana Code Annotated, as last amended by Ch. 216, L. 1991, of 01.04.1991.

Nebraska

29. Wage and Hour Act, as last amended by L.B. 297, L. 1991, of 07.06.1991.

Nevada

30. Nevada Revised Statutes, as last amended by Ch. 763, L. 1989, of 01.07.1989.

New Hampshire

31. Revised Statutes Annotated, Ch. 279, as last amended by Ch. 198, L. 1990, of 27.04.1990.

New Jersey

32. New Jersey State Wage and Hour Law, Ch.34:11-56a as last amended by A.B. 13, L. 1990, of 03.05.1990.

New York

33. Labour Law, as last amended by Ch. 38, L. 1990, of 30.03.1990.

New Mexico

34. New Mexico Statutes Annotated, Ch. 50, Article 4, as last amended by Ch. 59, L. 1983, of 17.06.1983.

North Carolina

35. Wage and Hour Act, Ch. 95, Art. 25, as last amended by Ch. 330, L. 1991, of 19.06.1991, and by Chs. 270 and 492, Ls. 1991, of 01.01.1992.

Ohio

36. Ohio Revised Code, Secs. 4111.01 to 4111.13, as last amended by H.B. 446, L. 1990, of 25.09.1990.

Oklahoma

37. Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act, Title 40, Secs 197.1 to 197.17, as last amended by H.B. 1163, L. 1983, of 01.11.1983.

Oregon

38. Oregon Revised Statutes, Ch. 653, as last amended by Ch. 870, L. 1991, of 29.09.1991.

Pennsylvania

39. Minimum Wage Act, Sec. 333.102 to 333.113 of Title 43, as last amended by Act 79, L. 1990, of 09.07.1990.

40. Rules and Regulations, Title 43, Sec. 231, of 05.05.1979.

Puerto Rico

41. Minimum Wage Board Regulation No 7, of 23.12.1982.

42. Minimum Wage Board Regulation No 13, of 29.07.1990.

Rhode Island

43. Minimum Wage Law, Ch. 28-12, as last amended by Ch. 222, L. 1990, of 09.07.1990. South Dakota

44. South Dakota Codified Law, SDCL 60-11-3 to 60-11-5, as last amended by S.B. 53, L. 1991, of 01.07.1991.

Texas

45. Texas Minimum Wage Act of 1970, Article 515qd, as last amended by H.B. 863, L. 1989, of 01.09.1989.

Utah

46. Utah Code Annotated, Ch. 40 of title 34, as amended by H.B. 65, L. 1990, of 14.02.1990.

47. R487-1 to R487-3 and Rules and Regulations, as last revised of 01.04.1991.

Vermont

48. Vermont Statutes, as last amended by Act 131, L. 1990, of 20.03.1990.

Virginia

49. Virginia Minimum Wage Act, Ch. 3 of title 40.1, Art. 1.1, as last amended by Chs. 547 and 596, Ls. 1991, of 01.07.1991.

Washington

50. Washington Revised Code, Title 49, as last amended by Ch. 149, L. 1990, of 07.06.1990.

51. WAC Rules and Regulations, of 24.02.1976.

West Virginia

52. Secs 21-5C-1 to 21-5C-10, Article 5C of Ch. 21, as last amended by Ch. 97, L. 1991, of 09.03.1991.

53. Administrative Regulations, Title 42, Series 8, as last revised of 31.12.1982.

Wisconsin

54. Wisconsin Statutes, as last amended by Act 225, L. 1990, of 20.04.1990.

Wyoming

55. Wyoming Statutes Annotated, as amended.

North Dakota

56. North Dakota Century Code, as last amended by Ch. 1, L. 1989, of 01.07.1989, and S.B. 2498, L. 1991, of 01.07.1991.

Yemen

1. Labour Code No. 5, of 15.10.1970, published in 06.1976.

Yugoslavia

1. Constitution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yougoslavia, of 21.02.1974 (L.S. 1974-Yug.1).

2. Act No. 921 respecting the fundamental rights arising out of the employment relationship, of 28.09.1989.

3. Social compact concerning collective bases and measures for independent regulation of relations in obtaining and distributing income in Yugoslavia.

Zaire

1. Labour Code, of 09.08.1967 (L.S. 1967-Congo (Kin.)l). See also (L.S. 1973-Zai.1).

Zambia

1. Act No. 25 to repeal and replace the Minimum Wages, Wages Councils and Conditions of Employment Act, of 20.08.1982.

2. Act No. 9 to provide for the establishment of the Prices and Incomes Commission, of 05.04.1981, as amended by Law No. 13, of 08.04.1983.

Zimbabwe

1. Labour Relations Act, of 1984 (L.S. 1985-Zim.1).

Non-metropolitan territories

Falkland Islands

1. Labour (Minimum Wage) Ordinance, of 13.03.1942.

Guernsey

1. The Industrial Disputes and Conditions of Employment Law, of 22.02.1947, as amended on 12.07.1958.

Hong Kong

1. Trade Boards Ordinance, of 21.06.1940.

Jersey

1. Industrial Disputes Law, of 18.05.1956, as amended and registered on 05.09.1959.

Montserrat

1. Employment Ordinance No. 19 to amend and update Labour Legislation, of 07.12.1979.
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