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1. Articles 1 and 2 of the Convention. With regard to the efforts to amend section 194 of the Labour Code in order to modify the narrow concept of “equal pay for equal work and the same ability, efficiency or seniority, whosoever performs it”, in order to align it with the principle of the Convention, the Committee notes the Government’s statement that the Advisory Council on Wages has not yet met and so has had no opportunity to consider the matter. The Committee trusts that the Government will be in a position to provide information in its next report on progress made in bringing the legislation into line with the Convention.

2. The Committee notes that, according to the Government, there is no sex-based discrimination in wages and statistics show that more women are employed in management jobs in public and private sector enterprises, the ratio being 3 to 1 in top management positions. The Committee notes that the statistics sent by the Government give figures for men and women employed in the hotel sector and in export processing zones but give no data disaggregated by sex on the distribution of posts or the amounts received as remuneration. The Committee would be grateful if in its next report the Government would provide this information, including all emoluments paid by the employer, with reference to all branches of economic activity, focusing in particular on data for the export processing zones and the hotel industry.