Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2007, published 97th ILC session (2008)

Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) - Central African Republic (Ratification: 1964)

1. Article 3 of the Convention. Objective job appraisal. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that in the public sector it is the immediate superior of the worker who is charged with evaluating his or her performance, while in the private sector reference shall be made to the relevant provisions included in the collective agreements or other relevant contracts. The Committee notes that there appears to be a misunderstanding as to the actual scope of Article 3. In that regard, the Committee refers to its 2006 general observation, in particular paragraph 5, and recalls that objective job evaluation methods are utilized to establish whether different jobs are of equal value and thus ensure gender equality in the determination of remuneration. To that purpose, such methods are used to analyse and classify jobs on the basis of objective factors, such as skill, effort, responsibilities and working conditions. Objective job evaluation in the sense of Article 3 of the Convention thus is concerned with comparing specific jobs or position rather than the performance of an individual employee. The Committee invites the Government to provide information in its next report on the measures taken or envisaged in order to promote objective job evaluation methods free from gender bias.

2. Statistical information. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that the statistical data on remuneration of men and women workers in both public and private sectors are not yet available. Please indicate the steps taken to collect statistical information on the earnings of men and women in the private and public sectors and provide such data as soon as it is available.

3. Labour inspection. The Committee notes from the Government’s report that the implementation of the principle of equal remuneration for men and women for work of equal value is to be ensured through controls to be performed by labour inspectors. However, the Government has not yet been able to provide labour inspectors with adequate means so as to carry out such controls effectively. The Committee invites the Government to keep it informed of any measures which may have been taken to strengthen the role of the labour inspection service in monitoring the implementation of the Convention.