Minimum Wage Fixing Convention 1970

{{Short description|International Labour Organization Convention}}

{{Infobox International Labour Organization convention

|code= C131

|name= Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970

|adopt= June 22, 1970

|force= April 29, 1972

|classify= Minimum wage

|subject= Wages

|prev= Medical Care and Sickness Benefits Convention, 1969

|next= Holidays with Pay Convention (Revised), 1970

|shelved=

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The Minimum Wage Fixing Convention is an International Labour Organization standard adopted in 1970. The Convention requires states to establish systems of minimum wages and to implement machinery for the fixing and revision of minimum wages.{{Cite book |last=Plant |first=Roger |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I3KAY0_pEFoC |title=Labour Standards and Structural Adjustment |date=1994 |publisher=International Labour Organization |isbn=978-92-2-108010-7 |pages=26 |language=en}} The Convention requires states to consult with employers and trade unions when fixing minimum wages.{{Cite book |last=Eyraud |first=Francois |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VQuBDAAAQBAJ |title=In Defence of Labour Market Institutions: Cultivating Justice in the Developing World |last2=Saget |first2=Catherine |date=2008-02-22 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-0-230-58420-4 |editor-last=Berg |editor-first=Janice |pages=101 |language=en |chapter=The Revival of Minimum Wage Setting Institutions |editor-last2=Kucera |editor-first2=David}}