Which ILO convention adopted in 1970 addresses minimum-wage fixing machinery in developing countries?

The ILO’s Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970, addresses machinery for setting minimum wages, including in developing countries.

Adopted as International Labour Organization Convention No. 131, it followed earlier international standards that focused on particular industries or groups of workers. Convention No. 131 called for systems that account for workers’ and their families’ needs as well as economic factors such as productivity, employment, and development requirements.

The convention does not impose one worldwide hourly wage. Instead, it establishes principles for national procedures and encourages protection for covered workers against unduly low pay. Countries that ratify it undertake international obligations, while the actual rate and institutional process remain national matters. It is often confused with the ILO’s Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery Convention, 1928, which came earlier and had a narrower historical context.