Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1990, published 77th ILC session (1990)

1. Further to its previous comments, the Committee notes that the Government's last reports do not contain any information on the progress made in the adoption of the draft labour code and merely repeats the statement made in previous reports that the national policy designed to promote equality of opportunity and treatment in respect of employment and occupation will be declared through the proposed new labour code, when enacted. The Committee recalls that the Government has been referring to the proposed new labour code since 1974. The Committee notes however that following a direct contacts mission which visited Liberia from 10 to 19 May 1989, the new labour code was adopted by the House of Representatives in November 1989, and is presently before the Senate. The Committee trusts that the Government will soon be in a position to indicate that the new labour code has entered into force, and to supply a copy thereof.

2. In its previous comments, the Committee noted that the Government was studying the possibility of introducing measures and technical arrangements to give effect to the principle of equality of remuneration in the various branches of the economy. It hoped that the Government would provide information on the progress made and on the measures adopted or under consideration. The Government's last report contains no such information. In this respect, the Committee notes that section 18 of the Liberian Constitution provides that all Liberian citizens shall have equal opportunity for work and employment, and that all shall be entitled to equal pay for equal work. The Committee again requests the Government to indicate in its next report the progress made in introducing measures to implement the principle of equal remuneration in the various branches of the economy, and to provide information on the practical application of section 18 of the Constitution.