Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1995, published 82nd ILC session (1995)

Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) - France (Ratification: 1953)

1. With reference to its previous direct request, the Committee notes the information contained in the Government's report to the effect that women's wages have been increased in the context of the implementation of occupational equality plans. It notes with particular interest the measures to correct and adjust wages taken in a number of enterprises which have signed an occupational equality plan. It asks the Government to continue to provide information on progress made in this area, and, if possible, recent statistics of developments in the differentials between men's and women's wages.

2. The Committee notes the extract from the annual report on collective bargaining for 1992. It notes that all agreements signed in 1992 include provisions on occupational equality in general, and that of the 18 new or updated agreements, 13 contain clauses on equal remuneration, which is an improvement compared to previous years except for 1990. It hopes that the Government will continue to report on developments in this respect.

3. It also notes with interest, with regard to Article 4 of the Convention, that certain collective agreements require an annual report on the comparative status of men and women, particularly with regard to wages, and the adoption of adjustment measures where inequalities are recorded. It asks the Government to provide information on the progress made in the preparation of reports by enterprises on the comparative status of men and women and the use of these reports by the social partners in the context of compulsory annual negotiations.

4. With reference to the Government's earlier information on its cooperation with employers' and workers' organizations particularly within the Higher Council for Occupational Equality for Men and Women created by section L.330.2 of the Labour Code, the Committee asks the Government to provide full information on the Council's activities for the promotion of equal remuneration.