Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2006, published 96th ILC session (2007)

Articles 1(b) and 2 of the Convention. Giving legal expression to the principle of equal remuneration for men and women for work of equal value. The Committee notes section 175 of the Labour Code (Act No. 33‑2004/AN of 14 September 2004), which provides that “where there are equal working conditions, professional qualifications and output, the salary shall be equal for all workers no matter what their origin, sex, age or status. When setting the rates of remuneration, the principle of equal remuneration for men and women for work of equal value shall be respected”. While welcoming the explicit reference to the principle of the Convention in the Labour Code, the Committee recalls that the Convention also applies to situations where men and women work under different working conditions or have different qualifications, but nevertheless perform jobs of equal value. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that the principle of the Convention is fully applied in practice through, for example, the prohibition of discrimination in article 41 of the Inter-Occupational Collective Agreement of 9 July 1974. The Committee asks the Government, however, to provide information beyond the legal expression of the principle of equal remuneration, demonstrating how section 175 of the Labour Code is applied in practice. Such information should include the manner in which the labour inspectorate is ensuring the application of the relevant legislation as well as information on any cases dealt with by the courts involving the application of section 175 of the Labour Code.

The Committee is raising other points in a request addressed directly to the Government.