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

1. While noting that the report of the Government has not been received, the Committee notes from the Government's report on Convention No. 111 that the Committee's previous comments and recommendations on Convention No. 100 have been sent to the Honourable Attorney-General on Legal Affairs for consideration.

2. The Committee notes that, in the context of the Public Service Administrative Reform Programme (which is being managed by the Establishment, Personnel and Training Department), use is being made of a job evaluation manual which includes an analytical methodology based on objective criteria and that a tripartite committee is responsible for the implementation of the job evaluation. As it would appear that the application of the Convention to the public service would be applied through the use of the job evaluation, the Government is requested to supply a copy of the manual and information on its application.

3. Referring to its previous comments concerning the application of section 24 of the Labour Standards Act of 1977 (prohibiting differences in wages between male and female workers employed in the same business who are performing, under the same working conditions, the same or similar work or jobs requiring similar skill, effort and responsibility), the Committee requests the Government to indicate how the principle of equal remuneration between men and women for work of equal value is applied in practice. The Committee would also be grateful if the Government would supply information on any other measures taken or contemplated to promote and facilitate the application of the provisions of the Convention. Such measures could include public information and awareness-raising campaigns promoting the principles of the Convention or initiatives taken by the Government, in cooperation with organizations of employers and workers, to promote, in general, equality of opportunity and treatment between men and women in employment.