Demande directe (CEACR) - adoptée 1992, publiée 79ème session CIT (1992)

The Committee notes the information supplied in the Government's report, in reply to the Committee's previous direct request.

1. Referring to its observation, the Committee notes that the Department of Labour and Employment has adopted rules to implement Article 135 of the Labour Code (as amended by Republic Act 6725) which are also intended to serve as procedural guidelines for labour inspectors. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would supply a copy of these rules.

2. In order to appraise the extent to which the wage differential has been reduced through the application of the Convention, the Committee requests the Government to provide, in its next report: (i) statistical data concerning the minimum or basic wage rates and the average actual earnings of men and women in the economy, broken down, where possible, by occupation or sector of employment, seniority or skill level as well as information on the percentage of women employed in different occupations or sectors; and (ii) examples of collective agreements fixing wage rates in a range of enterprises or organisations together with an indication of the percentage of women covered by these agreements and the percentage of men and women employed at different levels.