Observation (CEACR) - adoptée 2007, publiée 97ème session CIT (2008)

Equality between men and women workers. The Committee notes with interest the adoption of Act No. 28983, the Act respecting equality of opportunity for men and women, of 12 March 2007, the objective of which is to establish a legal, institutional and public policy framework at the national, regional and local levels to guarantee men and women the exercise of their rights to equality, dignity, freedom of development, welfare and independence, thereby preventing discrimination in all areas of their public and private lives. It notes that, under the terms of section 6(f), national, regional and local governments in all sectors, when adopting policies, plans and programmes, are under the obligation to “guarantee the right to productive work, exercised under conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity, including measures intended to prevent any type of discrimination at work between men and women in access to employment, training, promotion and working conditions, and identical remuneration for work of equal value. Work-related rights include protection again sexual harassment and the harmonization of family and work-related responsibilities”. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the policies, plans and programmes adopted to give effect to this Act and on its application in practice.