Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1996, published 85th ILC session (1997)

Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) - Nicaragua (Ratification: 1967)

In its previous comments, the Committee had noted that the concept of equal remuneration appearing in the national legislation was narrower than the principle set out in Article 2 of the Convention, and had asked for information on how the principle was being applied in practice. The Committee takes note of the copies of collective agreements fixing wages in the private sector, which it had requested. Nevertheless, it notes that the information supplied does not contain details on the practical application of the principle of equal remuneration for work of equal value, particularly in sectors employing a large number of women. The Committee therefore requests the Government to provide, in its next report, data on the wage gap existing between men and women carrying out work of equal value in the private sector.