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The Committee notes the Government's first and second reports.

1. The Committee notes that section 51 of the Labour Code (Act No. 11 of 1984) contains the definition of "remuneration", and that section 52 of the Code enumerates certain elements which do not form part of remuneration. It draws the Government's attention to Article 1(a) of the Convention, and requests the Government to provide information on the measures which have been taken or are contemplated to ensure that all forms of remuneration are provided without discrimination on the basis of sex.

2. The Committee notes that reference is made to the equal remuneration principle in the introductory paragraphs to the Labour Code and in its sections 13, 28 and 53, but that the principle is differently worded in each of these sections. The Committee refers to Article 2, paragraph 1, of the Convention and to paragraphs 20 to 23 and 52 to 70 of its 1986 General Survey on Equal Remuneration, and requests the Government to indicate the scope of the equal remuneration principle in the Labour Code and the way in which men and women workers are paid equal remuneration for work of equal value, without discrimination on the ground of sex.

The Committee also requests the Government to provide information on how the principle of equal remuneration for work of equal value, as required by the Convention, is applied in the public sector.

3. The Committee notes with interest the system of job classifications used to fix the minimum wage rates for salaried workers in the private sector. It requests the Government to indicate the methods and criteria used for the objective evaluation of jobs in the framework of the classification system. It also requests the Government to indicate whether a similar job classification scheme is used in the public sector. It further requests the Government to provide information on how the principle of equal remuneration for work of equal value is assured to workers remunerated above the minimum level in both the public and the private sectors.

4. The Committee notes that workers and employers take part in the process of fixing minimum wages, through their participation in a consultative committee in the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. It requests the Government to provide information on the composition, status and functioning of that consultative committee.