Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2000, published 89th ILC session (2001)

Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) - Senegal (Ratification: 1967)

The Committee takes note of the information contained in the Government’s report.

1.  The Committee notes the information supplied in the Government’s report concerning the activities carried out by the National Ministry of the Family and Solidarity to promote equal opportunities in employment and occupation in the areas of education and vocational training, employment and the law. As regards education, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide additional information, particularly statistics on the increase in the number of girls in general secondary education and the overall school registration rate, and on the introduction of the gender training module in the National Institute of Higher Education. With regard to vocational training, the Committee requests the Government to provide information on the rehabilitation of the women’s technical educational centres, the type of training they provide, the number of students, and on the specific measures taken to ensure that women’s occupational skills are also promoted and developed. It asks the Government to supply specific information on the measures taken for the development of women entrepreneurs. Please also supply information on efforts of the Government to combat discrimination at work and raise awareness among the administrative authorities and employers about equal opportunities and treatment.

2.  The Committee notes from the Government’s report that two bills are being considered, one to ensure gender equality in respect of invalidity, survivors’ and old‑age benefits, and the other to enable women’s heirs to benefit from the advantages afforded to them by law. It also notes the harmonization of the legislation with the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the strengthening of the principle of gender equality in the Constitution, and the two texts on the organizations for the protection of women’s rights. It would be grateful if the Government would provide copies of the legislative texts as soon as they have been adopted.

3.  The Committee notes that women are appointed to a variety of posts in the public service. It asks the Government to supply statistical data on men and women in the public service.