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Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) - Tajikistan (RATIFICATION: 1993)

The Committee notes the Government’s indication that the majority of women are employed in sectors in which wages are low. According to ILO data, 75 per cent of all economically active women worked in agriculture in 2004. The second largest group of women was employed in the education sector (6.3 per cent). The Government also indicates that the National Programme for the Promotion of Employment envisages measures to eliminate gender imbalances in the labour market. The National Development Strategy for the period until 2015 provides for the collection of improved gender statistics. The Committee hopes that the Government will make every effort possible to collect statistical information on the earnings of men and women in the different sectors of the economy, and asks the Government to provide such data as soon as they are available. It also asks the Government to provide information on any measures taken to promote women’s access to better paying sectors and occupations.

Enforcement. The Committee recalls that the Labour Code prohibits discrimination in payment for work and requires the employers to pay workers the same remuneration for work of equal value (section 102). The Committee asks the Government to provide information on the measures taken by the competent authorities to monitor the implementation of these provisions and to provide information on the number of violations of section 102 of the Labour Code. Please also indicate whether the courts have dealt with any cases concerning the principle of equal remuneration for men and women for work of equal value.

Collective agreements. The Committee reiterates its request to the Government to provide examples of collective agreements covering different sectors and to indicate how these agreements promote the principle of the Convention. Please also indicate the percentage of the work force covered by collective agreements

Civil service. The Committee thanks the Government for providing a copy of the Law on the Civil Service, 2007. It will examine the legislation as soon as a translation becomes available.