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Prepared by Marcia Rampersad, Programme Manager, United Nations Development Programme, September 2017 Tracking Tool – Analysis of Comments and Inputs for Convention Reports (simulation purpose only – all names and particulars are fictitious) Convention: Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131) Issue Source of Information Request sent to: Date sent Request assigned to: Status Remarks MOL Officer to follow up System of Minimum Wages- periodic review and adjustment of minimum wages (Articles 1 and 3) Ministry of the Economy Permane nt Secretary TU Request received and working on it. Monitor for timely receipt John Brown Ministry

• f

Finance, Planning and Development Permane nt Secretary WR Request received and working on it. Monitor for timely receipt Jane Smith NP, Planning Departme nt NP is on vacation and even though received before he left, no action taken. He returns 2 days before the deadline for response Monitor NP’s return. Call to discuss, to explain, extend deadline Wage-related statistics and reports (Part V of the Report Form) National Statistical Agency Director Not available No record of request in Director’s Office Request to be sent

• again. Confirm

receipt and officer to whom assigned Harry Jones Inspection results, reports

• f National

Minimum Wage Commission (Part V of the Report Form) Labour Market Information Department, Ministry

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Labour Head

• f

Departme nt RS Internal consultations on response in progress Submission Received and response being prepared John Brown

Prepared by Marcia Rampersad, Programme Manager, United Nations Development Programme, September 2017 Convention: Equal remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) Issue Source of Information Request to be sent to: Date sent Request assigned to: Status Remarks MOL Officer to follow up Concept of “work of equal value” (Article 1(b)) Ministry of Social Development and Gender Affairs To: Permanent Secretary Copied to: Director of Gender Affairs Department JK, Gender Affairs Request received. Draft response to be sent to the PS by Friday. If deadline for submission missed, call to ask when to expect and send email to confirm. John Brown Ministry

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Finance, Planning and Development Permanent Secretary LM, Finance Department LM has received and working on it Follow up with CD to confirm date of response. Jane Smith NP, Planning Department NP is on vacation and even though received before he left, no action taken. He returns 2 days before the deadline for response Monitor NP’s return. Call to discuss, to explain, extend

• deadline. Agree on

how time required. Gender pay statistics (Article 1(b)) National Statistical Agency Director Not available No record of request in Director’s Office Request to be sent

• again. Confirm receipt

and officer to whom assigned Harry Jones Labour Market Information Department, Ministry

• f

Labour Head of Department RS Internal consultations

• n response in

progress Submission Received and response being prepared John Brown

Prepared by Marcia Rampersad, Programme Manager, United Nations Development Programme, September 2017 Convention: Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Issue Source of Information Request to be sent to: Date sent Response to be prepared by: Status Remarks Responsibility

• f:

MOL Officer Protection of workers who remove themselves from work situations presenting imminent and serious danger (Article 13) Occupational Safety and Health Agency/ Department Director AB

• Request

received.

• No information
• n status of

preparation Call, email to ascertain status Jane Smith Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs Permanent Secretary CD Awaiting additional information from a Cabinet decision to complete submission Follow up with CD to confirm when information would be

• received. Request

date of response. John Brown Requirement for employers to collaborate whenever two more undertakings engage in activities simultaneously at one workplace (Article 17) Most Representative Employers Organisation Director EF

• Unable to

provide written comments within the given timeframe.

• Officers on travel

duty but EF can meet to discuss position. A meeting could be held with a designated Employers’ Representative and follow up with Minutes of the meeting – ensure agreement on issues discussed. Harry Jones Occupational Safety and Health Agency Director GH Request received. Submission being prepared to meet deadline Monitor for timely receipt Jane Smith