Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2009, published 99th ILC session (2010)

Article 2 of the Convention. Application in practice. The Committee notes the Government’s reference to the Employment and Vocational Training Strategy, placing emphasis on the promotion of women’s employment, and to some measures taken in the public service to increase job opportunities for women, including in senior positions. The Committee also notes that the Gender Policy and Implementation Strategy of 2006 provides for the adoption of measures aimed, among other things, at promoting women’s access to training in areas traditionally dominated by men, sensitizing the public on gender issues and combating gender stereotypes as well as disseminating and implementing legal instruments on gender, including ratified Conventions. The Committee notes that, in the absence of statistical information on the remuneration levels of men and women, it is not possible to assess whether any progress is being made in the application of the Convention in practice. The Committee asks the Government to:

(i)    provide information on the implementation of the Gender Policy and Implementation Strategy and its impact on promoting the application of the principle of the Convention and reducing wage inequalities between men and women, as well as on the application and impact of any other relevant measures, including those taken under the Employment and Vocational Training Strategy; and

(ii)   collect and submit statistical information on the levels of women’s and men’s earnings in the different economic sectors, occupations and positions.

Article 3. Objective job evaluation. Noting that section 251 of the Labour Act provides for the assessment of the skills and qualifications required to perform a certain job for the purpose of wage classification, the Committee asks the Government to provide information on the application of this provision and the criteria used for the assessment of skills and qualifications.

Article 4. Cooperation with workers’ and employers’ organizations. The Committee asks the Government to indicate how it is cooperating with the workers’ and employers’ organizations, including in the context of the wag‑fixing activities of the Consultative Labour Committee, to promote the effective application of the principle of equal remuneration for men and women for work of equal value.