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

Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) - Costa Rica (Ratification: 1962)

The Committee notes the Government's report for the period 1990-92, and its appendices.

1. The Committee notes the information concerning the application by the judicial authorities of Act No. 7142 of 1 March 1990 to promote the social equality of women, and particularly the application of section 94 of the Labour Code, as amended, which protects pregnant women against dismissal. The Committee requests the Government to continue supplying information on developments in case law in this field.

It would also be grateful if the Government would keep it informed of any measures taken to promote equality of opportunity and treatment of women at work. In particular, the Committee would like to be supplied with (1) statistics on the education and vocational training and guidance provided to girls as compared to boys; (2) information on the opportunities available to women to accede to occupations in which they are under-represented or unrepresented; and (3) statistics on the participation rate of women in employment and on their distribution in the services sector, industry and the public service, by occupational category and type of position (positions involving responsibility and trust).

2. The Committee requests the Government to supply in its next report detailed information on the measures which have been taken to eliminate any discrimination in employment which is based on criteria other than sex, namely on race, colour, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin. Furthermore, it requests the Government to supply information on the national policy adopted within the framework of Act No. 2694 of 1960 on prohibition of discrimination in employment, or in the context of other texts, to promote equality of opportunity and treatment in employment in accordance with Article 2 of the Convention. In this respect, the Committee emphasizes that the Government could refer to its 1988 General Survey on Equality in Employment and Occupation, and particularly to Chapter IV concerning the implementation of the principles set out in the Convention.