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

The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in its report to the effect that, by virtue of the various legislative texts and regulations that have been adopted, including Act No. 2 of 1983 respecting the basic principles for improving the system of remuneration at work, and Act No. 1 of 1986 respecting remuneration in relation to the quantity and quality of work, equal pay is guaranteed for women for work that is equal to that performed by men. The Committee wishes to point out in this respect that the Convention provides for equal remuneration for men and women workers not only for the same work but also for work of "equal value". As the Committee noted in paragraphs 19 to 21 and 44 to 65 of its General Survey of 1986 on Equal Remuneration, the criteria of quality and quantity may form the basis for a comparative evaluation of the performance of different persons performing work of the same kind but they do not provide a sufficient basis to give effect to the principle of equal remuneration where men and women in practice perform work of a different nature but of equal value. The Committee therefore requests the Government to supply additional information on the effect given to the principle established in the Convention with respect to work of a different nature but of equal value by indicating whether, for the determination of remuneration rates, there is a system for the objective appraisal of jobs on the basis of the work to be performed. The Committee requests the Government to supply any relevant documents on this subject. Similarly, it requests the Government to supply copies of rulings handed down by courts or by other competent authorities in this field, and in particular by the departmental directorates of labour and social assistance and the State Inspectorate for Labour Protection.