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7	7	The General Conference of the International Labour Organisation,
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35	35	* (a) the needs of workers and their families;
36	36	* (b) the general level of wages in the country;
37	37	* (c) the cost of living and changes therein;
38		-* (d) social security benefits;
	38	+* d) social security benefits;
39	39	* (e) the relative living standards of other social groups;
40	40	* (f) economic factors, including the requirements of economic development, levels of productivity and the desirability of attaining and maintaining a high level of employment.
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46	46	5.
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48	48	(1) The system of minimum wages may be applied to the wage earners covered in pursuance of Article 1 of the Convention either by fixing a single minimum wage of general application or by fixing a series of minimum wages applying to particular groups of workers.
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49	49	(2) A system based on a single minimum wage~-~-
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51	51	* (a) need not be incompatible with the fixing of different rates of minimum wages in different regions or zones with a view to allowing for differences in costs of living;
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56	56	6. The minimum wage fixing machinery provided for in Article 4 of the Convention may take a variety of forms, such as the fixing of minimum wages by~-~-  o (a) statute;
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58	58	* (b) decisions of the competent authority, with or without formal provision for taking account of recommendations from other bodies;
59		-* (c) decisions of wages boards or councils;
60		-* (d) industrial or labour courts or tribunals; or
61		-* (e) giving the force of law to provisions of collective agreements.
	60	+* (c) decisions of wages boards or councils; o (d) industrial or labour courts or tribunals; or o (e) giving the force of law to provisions of collective agreements.
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63		-7. The consultation provided for in paragraph 2 of Article 4 of the Convention should include, in particular, consultation in regard to the following matters:
	62	+1. 7. The consultation provided for in paragraph 2 of Article 4 of the Convention should include, in particular, consultation in regard to the following matters:
	63	+1*. (a) the selection and application of the criteria for determining the level of minimum wages;
	64	+1*. (b) the rate or rates of minimum wages to be fixed;
	65	+1*. (c) the adjustment from time to time of the rate or rates of minimum wages; o (d) problems encountered in the enforcement of minimum wage legislation; o (e) the collection of data and the carrying out of studies for the information of minimum wage fixing authorities.
	66	+1. 8. In countries in which bodies have been set up which advise the competent authority on minimum wage questions, or to which the government has delegated responsibility for minimum wage decisions, the participation in the operation of minimum wage fixing machinery referred to in paragraph 3 of Article 4 of the Convention should include membership of such bodies.
	67	+1. 9. The persons representing the general interests of the country whose participation in the operation of minimum wage fixing machinery is provided for in Article 4, paragraph 3, subparagraph (b), of the Convention should be suitably qualified independent persons who may, where appropriate, be public officials with responsibilities in the areas of industrial relations or economic and social planning or policy-making.
	68	+1. 10. To the extent possible in national circumstances, sufficient resources should be devoted to the collection of statistics and other data needed for analytical studies of the relevant economic factors, particularly those mentioned in Paragraph 3 of this Recommendation, and their probable evolution.
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65		-* (a) the selection and application of the criteria for determining the level of minimum wages;
66		-* (b) the rate or rates of minimum wages to be fixed;
67		-* (c) the adjustment from time to time of the rate or rates of minimum wages;
68		-* (d) problems encountered in the enforcement of minimum wage legislation;
69		-* (e) the collection of data and the carrying out of studies for the information of minimum wage fixing authorities.
	70	+1. Adjustment of Minimum Wages
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71		-8. In countries in which bodies have been set up which advise the competent authority on minimum wage questions, or to which the government has delegated responsibility for minimum wage decisions, the participation in the operation of minimum wage fixing machinery referred to in paragraph 3 of Article 4 of the Convention should include membership of such bodies.
	72	+1. 11. Minimum wage rates should be adjusted from time to time to take account of changes in the cost of living and other economic conditions.
	73	+1. 12. To this end a review might be carried out of minimum wage rates in relation to the cost of living and other economic conditions either at regular intervals or whenever such a review is considered appropriate in the light of variations in a cost-of-living index.
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	75	+1*. (1) In order to assist in the application of Paragraph 11 of this Recommendation, periodical surveys of national economic conditions, including trends in income per head, in productivity and in employment, unemployment and underemployment, should be made to the extent that national resources permit.
	76	+1*. (2) The frequency of such surveys should be determined in the light of national conditions.
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73		-9. The persons representing the general interests of the country whose participation in the operation of minimum wage fixing machinery is provided for in Article 4, paragraph 3, subparagraph (b), of the Convention should be suitably qualified independent persons who may, where appropriate, be public officials with responsibilities in the areas of industrial relations or economic and social planning or policy-making.
	78	+1. Enforcement
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75		-10. To the extent possible in national circumstances, sufficient resources should be devoted to the collection of statistics and other data needed for analytical studies of the relevant economic factors, particularly those mentioned in Paragraph 3 of this Recommendation, and their probable evolution.
	80	+~1. 14. Measures to ensure the effective application of all provisions relating to minimum wages, as provided for in Article 5 of the Convention, should include the following:
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77		-= V. Adjustment of Minimum Wages =
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79		-~11. Minimum wage rates should be adjusted from time to time to take account of changes in the cost of living and other economic conditions.
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81		-12. To this end a review might be carried out of minimum wage rates in relation to the cost of living and other economic conditions either at regular intervals or whenever such a review is considered appropriate in the light of variations in a cost-of-living index.
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85		-* (1) In order to assist in the application of Paragraph 11 of this Recommendation, periodical surveys of national economic conditions, including trends in income per head, in productivity and in employment, unemployment and underemployment, should be made to the extent that national resources permit.
86		-* (2) The frequency of such surveys should be determined in the light of national conditions.
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88		-= VI. Enforcement =
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90		-14. Measures to ensure the effective application of all provisions relating to minimum wages, as provided for in Article 5 of the Convention, should include the following:
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92	92	* (a) arrangements for giving publicity to minimum wage provisions in languages or dialects understood by workers who need protection, adapted where necessary to the needs of illiterate persons;
93	93	* (b) the employment of a sufficient number of adequately trained inspectors equipped with the powers and facilities necessary to carry out their duties;
94	94	* (c) adequate penalties for infringement of the provisions relating to minimum wages;