Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1997, published 86th ILC session (1998)

Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) - Côte d'Ivoire (Ratification: 1961)

The Committee notes that the Government's report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request which read, in part, as follows:

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2. The Committee notes from the report that the Government is making a substantial effort to promote the access of women to training and employment, and particularly to open up to women in a definitive manner the trades and occupations that are traditionally reserved for men. From the statistical data provided, the Committee notes that, despite these efforts, the percentage of women employed in the private and parapublic sectors (8 per cent in 1992) and in the public administration (22 per cent in 1992) remains relatively low, particularly in certain ministries, functions and posts, and especially at the level of managers and directors. For example, in the Ministry of Justice, the judicial staff included 10 per cent of women in 1994, of which 1.5 per cent were secretaries of clerks and the courts: the percentage was 18.11 per cent in the Ministry of the Interior, including two women in positions of responsibility: in the Ministry of Equipment, Transport and Telecommunications, 8 per cent of the staff were women, including 5 per cent of public servants, 25 per cent of temporary officials and 15 per cent of officials employed on a daily basis. The Committee requests the Government to continue supplying detailed information on the specific measures taken and the results achieved (including statistical data) in attaining a substantial increase in the participation of women in employment in the public and private sectors, and particularly in trades and occupations where men are still predominant.

3. The Committee notes with interest that the draft Military Code submitted to the National Assembly provides for the admission to military service of young persons of both sexes. It requests the Government to keep it informed of the adoption of this Code and to supply a copy of it.

4. The Committee notes that the Government has established social funds for the implementation of micro-projects by the Ministry for the Situation of the Family and the Promotion of Women. It would be grateful if the Government would provide information on the impact of these micro-projects and other activities carried out by this Ministry to promote the access of women to employment and training.