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The Committee refers to its observation. Furthermore, the Committee requests the Government to supply information in its next report on the following points:

1. The Committee notes with interest Act No. 1419, of 20 May 1991, respecting the civil service and careers in the administration, and particularly sections 13, 14, 34 and 35, which provide for the establishment and operation of a system for the classification and evaluation of jobs. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the measures that have been taken to give effect to this Act.

2. The Committee requests the Government to provide copies of the wage scales applicable in the public service, including the distribution of men and women at the various levels.

3. The Committee also requests information on the current wage levels in the various sectors in which a large number of women are employed, and in particular in industrial free trade zones in which, according to a previous report of the Government, there are no collective agreements.

4. The Committee notes the statement in the report to the effect that there are no court rulings or labour inspection reports concerning equal remuneration, which is some indication of the non-existence in practice of violations of the principle set out in the Convention. According to the report, the absence of court rulings and reports of violations is explained by the fact that in a country in which there is a high unemployment rate, workers prefer to remain silent and keep their wages instead of denouncing violations to the labour authorities. The Committee hopes that the Government will take the necessary measures to guarantee effective supervision of the implementation of legal provisions relating to equal remuneration and that the next report will contain information on the number of inspection visits undertaken with this objective and the sanctions imposed.