Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1998, published 87th ILC session (1999)

The Committee notes with regret that the Government's report has not been received. It must therefore repeat its previous observation which read as follows:

1. The Committee notes that the Government's brief report does no more than repeat the information given for a number of years. It therefore trusts that the Government will provide with the next report more detailed information on the progress made in bringing its national legislation into conformity with the 1990 Constitution and the Convention and that it will send copies of the codes, decrees, orders, decisions and collective agreements which are being prepared or revised once they have been adopted. 2. With regard to the public service in particular, the Committee notes that the Government repeats its previous statement that the public service regulations are still being harmonized with the new Constitution and the Convention. The Committee reiterates the hope that the Government will take into account its previous comments concerning amendment of section 20 of the Ordinance of 5 March 1987 on the general principles of the public service (which excludes discrimination only the basis of philosophical or religious views and of sex) and the inclusion in the new revised regulations of all the grounds of discrimination set out in Article 1, paragraph 1(a), of the Convention. In this respect, the Committee draws the Government's attention to paragraph 58 of its 1988 General Survey on equality in employment and occupation which states that where provisions are adopted in order to give effect to the principle contained in the Convention, they should include all the grounds of discrimination laid down in Article 1, paragraph 1(a), of the Convention. 3. The Committee is addressing a request directly to the Government on other points.

The Committee hopes that the Government will make every effort to take the necessary action in the very near future.