Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1995, published 83rd ILC session (1996)

The Committee notes that the Government's report contains no reply to its previous comments. It hopes that the next report will include full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

1. Article 1, paragraph 1(a). The Committee notes that the Overseas Labour Code applicable in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories (TAFF) prohibits discrimination on grounds of origin, sex, age and status (section 91) and the worker's opinions and trade union activities or membership/non-membership (section 42). Could the Government clarify that the reference to "opinions" covers religious beliefs and/or political opinion? Could the Government also indicate how the other grounds of prohibited discrimination in employment are covered in the TAFF, namely race, colour national extraction? On this latter ground, the Committee recalls that the reference to "origin" in section 91 appears to have been accepted as a reference to national extraction in the discussions concerning the employment of foreign seafarers in past observations.

In addition, the Committee notes that the Overseas Labour Code does not apply to permanent public servants employed in the TAFF administration. It accordingly requests the Government to inform it of the legislation, administrative regulations, etc. which are relevant to the implementation of the principle of this Convention for public servants.

Article 2. Could the Government please supply further details as requested in the report form concerning specific measures taken to promote equality of opportunity and treatment with a view to eliminating discrimination in (a) access to vocational training; and (b) access to employment and particular occupations?

Article 3. Could the Government supply the information requested in the report form regarding paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Article?