Observation (CEACR) - adoptée 1995, publiée 83ème session CIT (1996)

Further to its previous observations concerning differentials in the wages paid to men and women in the sugar industry, the Committee notes the Government's statement in its report that differentials in the wages paid to men and women relate to differences in the type of work undertaken and that there is no discrimination on the basis of sex. The Committee also notes the agreement between the Barbados Workers' Union and the Sugar Producers' Federation, which sets out minimum wage rates by job category for the years 1989-91 inclusive. The Committee notes, however, that no statistical data are available relating to the number and sex of workers employed in the various wage categories. As the Government has sought information and advice from the Office on this matter, the Committee hopes that the Government will provide, in its next report, the information previously requested so as to enable it to assess the application of the Convention. In this connection, the Committee notes that a job evaluation exercise is being undertaken with the involvement of the employers' and workers' organizations. It would appreciate receiving information on the results of this exercise in the Government's next report.