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Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) - Comoros (RATIFICATION: 1978)

The Committee notes that the Government's report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

The Committee takes note of the information supplied by the Government in its report in reply to its previous direct request.

1. The Committee notes that the special committee established by Order No. 86-008/MJ-FOP of 19 April 1986, to study wages and, in particular, the guaranteed occupational minimum wage, has completed its work. The document produced by the above Committee is to be submitted to the Council of Ministers and approved by the Federal Assembly before being put into force. The Government indicates that the Committee took account, during its work, of the principle of equal remuneration for work of equal value and that, with regard to wages which are higher than the statutory minimum rate, the Committee used a number of criteria related to the job requirements such as professional qualifications, the level of responsibility and decision-making and the level of physical and intellectual effort. The Committee hopes that the Government will shortly be able to communicate the results of this work and state its implications for the application of the principle laid down in the Convention.

2. With regard to the particular conditions of service applying to the various branches of public servants, and the Orders to give effect to Act No. 80-22 establishing the general conditions of service of public servants, the Government indicates that the above instruments are still in the process of being prepared, but the principle of equal remuneration is fully taken into account. The Committee requests the Government to provide a copy of the above texts as soon as they are adopted.

3. With a view to giving effect to the principle of equal remuneration for workers of both sexes, section 97 of the Labour Code requires equal conditions of work, occupational skill and output. The Committee has expressed concern regarding the application of the principle laid down in the Convention to cases in which, in practice, women and men perform work of a different nature, but of equal value. In reply, the Government states that the legislation department has been entrusted with a draft amendment in order to bring the definition of "equal remuneration" into conformity with the Convention. The Committee hopes that the Government will shortly be able to state that this draft has been completed.

4. The Committee takes note of the information supplied by the Government concerning the absence of discrimination between men and women in occupational classification and notes that it has not been possible to provide the information requested by the Committee concerning the sectors of activity (industries, enterprises or services) which employ a large number of women. The Government states that regular school attendance for girls is a recent practice and that no sector of activity employs a large number of women. With reference to point 3 and the explanations in paragraphs 138-152 of its 1986 General Survey on Equal Remuneration, the Committee requests the Government to provide information on any system which exists or which is contemplated for the objective appraisal of jobs on the basis of the tasks involved, particularly in sectors of activity employing women, even in small number.