Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1994, published 81st ILC session (1994)

Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) - Afghanistan (Ratification: 1969)

1. The Committee notes that the last report of the Government (submitted in June 1992) places reliance on the provisions of section 75 of the 1988 Labour Code for applying the Convention. The Committee recalls the terms of its 1990 general observation on the Convention which pointed to the importance of collecting and analysing data on earnings and related factors so as to gain a real appreciation of the actual situation and in order to devise methods to remedy any inequalities so determined. Against this background, the Committee again requests the Government to supply, with its next report, information on the classification of jobs in the economy, by qualifications, experience and grade.

2. Referring to its previous comments, the Committee also requests the Government to supply information on the practical application of sections 148 and 154 of the Labour Code and, in particular, on the measures taken or contemplated to ensure effective cooperation with the employers' and workers' organizations in giving effect to the Convention in accordance with Article 4. Noting from the report the assurance that equal opportunity is accorded to women in respect of vocational training, employment and wages, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would supply, with future reports, information indicating how the principle of equal pay for work of equal value is applied in practice, including copies of collective agreements concluded pursuant to the provisions of the Labour Act; and any surveys, studies or programmes carried out with a view to promoting wage equity between women and men, either specifically or within the context of wider measures to promote equality of opportunity and treatment between the sexes.