Solicitud directa (CEACR) - Adopción: 2007, Publicación: 97ª reunión CIT (2008)

1. Enforcement. The Committee notes from the Government’s report that in 2005 and in the first ten months of 2006 a total of 107,505 labour inspections were carried out. However, no cases of wage discrimination between men and women were found in the course of these inspections. The Committee asks the Government to indicate whether any measures are being taken or planned to raise awareness and knowledge of the right to equal remuneration for women and men for work of equal value among workers and employers, as well as public officials responsible for monitoring the application of the Convention. The Committee also asks the Government to continue to provide information on equal pay cases dealt with by the competent administrative and judicial authorities.

2. Cooperation with workers’ and employers’ organizations. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government concerning the specific cases in which the authorities have facilitated disputes of remuneration issues between unions and enterprises. Recalling the important role of workers’ and employers’ organizations with regard to giving effect to the provisions of the Convention, the Committee asks the Government to continue to provide information on the specific steps taken to seek the cooperation of these organizations.