Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1990, published 77th ILC session (1990)

Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) - Egypt (Ratification: 1960)

The Committee notes the information supplied in reply to its previous comments and requests the Government also to refer to its observation.

1. The Committee notes the Government's indications that the special Act mentioned in paragraph 6 of section 94 of Act No. 47 of 1978 and in paragraph 6 of section 96 of Act No. 48 of 1978 (concerning, respectively, the status of civilian workers in the public service and the status of workers in the public service) and which determines the cases in which such workers may be dismissed by a decision of the President of the Republic, has not yet been promulgated. The Government adds, however, that dismissals on non-disciplinary grounds are governed in the meantime by Act No. 10 of 1981. The Committee requests the Government to supply a copy of Act No. 10 with its next report.

2. In its previous comments the Committee had also requested the Government to supply information on any positive measures taken in practice to implement the national policy of promoting equality of opportunity and treatment in: (a) access to vocational training; (b) access to employment and to different occupations; and (c) conditions of employment (which is provided for in the report form for this Covention under Article 2). Moreover, it had asked for details on: (a) the way in which the above-mentioned national policy is applied in practice with regard to jobs directly controlled by the public authorities; (b) the measures taken to promote equality of opportunity and treatment in training and vocational guidance and training which are supervised by the national authorities; (c) the way in which the public placement services ensure the application of the principle of non-discrimination (information requested in the report form for this Convention under Article 3(d) and (e)).

In reply, the Government indicates that, as regards vocational training, the plans of the Ministry of Manpower and Training provide for the development and modernisation of the training centres which are the responsibility of this Ministry. As regards employment, the national policy takes account of the current legislation on the subject, namely the Constitution, the Labour Code and the ministerial ordinances issued for this. The Committee notes these indications and hopes that the Government will be able to supply more detailed information on the measures taken (for example, in the field of education and public information, and in that of vocational training and access to employment, etc.) so as to promote the application of the principle of non-discrimination which is set out in the Convention, particularly as regards women, as well as to supply information on the results obtained. In particular, the Committee would like to have statistical data on the number of persons (designated by sex and religion) attending schools and training and vocational training courses, as well as on the number of persons holding positions in both the private and the public sectors, and on the number of women employed in posts of responsibility. The Committee hopes that the next report will contain the above-mentioned information and details on the activities of the commissions responsible for workers' matters which are to be set up under Acts Nos. 47 and 48 referred to above.