Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1990, published 77th ILC session (1990)

1. In its previous direct request the Committee noted that by virtue of section 79(a) of the Agricultural Reform Act, single women workers without family dependants may not be beneficiaries of the attribution of land, in contrast with single male agricultural workers without family dependants. The Committee notes from the Government's reply in its report that the attribution of land is done with the aim of securing sufficient income to farming families, and that in the context of the family structure in Honduras the attribution of land is made to the head of the family, i.e. the man. The Committee, referring to paragraphs 40-44 of its 1988 General Survey on Equality in Employment and Occupation, suggests to the Government that it open the possibility that land be attributed as well to single women without family responsibilities, as is the case for men.

2. The Committee recalls the Government's 1984 report in which it refers to the various functions of the National Institute of Vocational Training (INFOP) and the subjects of its courses. It requests the Government to supply information on the activities undertaken and the results obtained by this Institute since 1984, and in particular on the percentages of men and women who have attended vocational training courses organised by the Institute. The Committee also hopes that the Government will supply information on any further positive measures taken to promote equality of opportunity and treatment with respect to employment and occupation in the private sector, including on any measures taken in co-operation with workers' and employers' organisations.

3. The Committee requests the Government to include in its next report detailed information on the measures it has taken to promote equality of opportunity and treatment in the public sector. In that respect the Committee wishes to receive information on the percentages of men and women employed in the public sector (including civil servants) and on the number of women holding positions of responsibility.