Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1995, published 82nd ILC session (1995)

The Committee notes the information supplied in the Government's first report. It would be grateful if the Government would provide the following information on the application of the Convention.

1. Article 1 of the Convention. The Committee asks the Government to supply information on the definition of "remuneration".

2. Article 2. The Committee requests the Government to supply information on the methods used to determine rates of remuneration in application of the principle of equal remuneration between men and women for work of equal value, given that the statutory provisions referred to in the report proscribe discrimination on the basis of sex generally without specifying this concept.

3. Please supply information on the new draft Labour Code presently before Parliament for examination, which would, according to the report, specifically make provision for the involvement of workers' and employers' organizations in giving effect to the principle of equal remuneration between men and women for work of equal value.

4. The Committee asks the Government to supply detailed information concerning the activities of bodies responsible for verification of the labour legislation in so far as they are concerned with ensuring respect for the principle of the Convention, namely the public inspection services, commissions of the trade union committees set up in enterprises or institutions and trade unions (e.g. the number of violations of the equal pay principle recorded; sanctions imposed; court cases).

5. Please supply copies of any current collective agreements evidencing the application of the Convention.

6. Article 3. With regard to the reference in the report to evaluating work according to its quantity and quality, the Committee asks the Government to indicate the precise legislative provisions dealing with this matter. In this connection, the Committee would draw the Government's attention to paragraphs 57 and 58 of its 1986 General Survey on Equal Remuneration, where it pointed out that criteria such as these are not sufficient to permit a comparative evaluation of different work which may be of the same value.

7. The Committee requests the Government to send a copy of resolution No. 225 with sets of the "Common Tariff Scale" so that the use of that Scale in the objective appraisal of jobs can be examined; please also clarify whether the Scale applies only to those public sector workers referred to in the report, or also to the private sector, and, if not, what methods have been adopted to promote an objective appraisal of jobs in the private sector.

8. As to the practical application of the Convention, the Government is requested to provide:

(i) the wage scales applying in the public sector, with an indication of the percentage of men and women employed at different levels; and

(ii) statistical data on minimum wage rates and the average actual earnings of men and women, disaggregated, where possible, by occupation, branch of activity, seniority and level of qualifications, as well as information on the corresponding percentage of women.