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Article 2 of the Convention. Application in practice. The Committee notes the Government’s statement that the employment and vocational training strategy focuses on women’s self employment through the grant of loans for the development of small businesses. In the public sector, the aim is to broaden opportunities for women’s access to positions of responsibility. The Gender Equality Policy and Implementation Strategy aims at improving the conditions for women’s access to the labour market through the creation of sustainable management microprojects. The Committee notes once again that the Government provides no statistics on the wage levels of men and women, which makes it difficult for the Committee to determine whether there has been progress in the practical application of the Convention. The Committee therefore once again asks the Government:

(i)    to provide information on the implementation of the Gender Equality Policy and Implementation Strategy and its impact on promoting the application of the principle of the Convention and reducing wage inequalities between men and women, as well as on the application and impact of any other relevant measures, including those taken under the Employment and Vocational Training Strategy; and

(ii)   collect and provide statistical information on the levels of women’s and men’s earnings in the various sectors of the economy and the various occupations and positions.

Article 3. Objective job evaluation. Noting that section 251 of the Labour Act provides for appraisal of the skills and qualifications required to perform certain jobs for the purpose of wage classification, the Committee asks the Government to provide information on the application of this provision and the criteria used in appraising skills and qualifications.

Article 4. Cooperation with workers’ and employers’ organizations. The Committee asks the Government to indicate the manner in which it cooperates with employers’ and workers’ organizations, in particular in the context of the wage fixing activities of the Consultative Labour Committee, to promote the effective application of the principle of equal remuneration for men and women for work of equal value.