Minimum Wage Fixing Convention 1970
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is a Convention by the

International Labour Organization The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice by setting international labour standards. Founded in October 1919 under the League of Nations, it is the first and o ...

established in 1970. The preamble stated:

Noting the terms of the Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery Convention, 1928, and the
Equal Remuneration Convention The Convention concerning Equal Remuneration for Men and Women Workers for Work of Equal Value, or Equal Remuneration Convention is the 100th International Labour Organization Convention and the principal one aimed at equal remuneration for '' ...
, 1951, which have been widely ratified, as well as of the
Minimum Wage Fixing Machinery (Agriculture) Convention, 1951 Minimum Wage Fixing Machinery (Agriculture) Convention, 1951 is an International Labour Organization International Labour Organization#International Labour Conference, Convention. It was established in 1951, with the preamble stating: Having d ...
, and

Considering that these Convention have played a valuable part in protecting disadvantaged groups of wage earners, and

Considering that the time has come to adopt a further instrument complementing these Conventions and providing protection for wage earners against unduly low wages, which, while of general application, pays special regard to the needs of developing countries, and

Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to minimum wage fixing machinery and related problems, with special reference to developing countries,..

Ratifications

As of October 2020, the convention has been ratified by 54 states.

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