Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2002, published 91st ILC session (2003)

Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) - Cuba (Ratification: 1965)

The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its report.

1. The Committee notes the statistics for 1999, which show that there are only 37.38 per cent of women in the total active population. With regard to the educational level of women workers, the Committee notes that 12 per cent of them have only completed primary or lower education, 24 per cent have completed middle-level education and 48 per cent have completed higher-middle and higher education. With regard to the statistics on the distribution of the workforce by occupational category, the Committee notes that only 31.05 per cent of managerial staff are women. The Committee requests the Government to provide information in its next report on the measures that are being taken to promote the access of women directly to employment, vocational guidance and specific occupations, with the objective of achieving greater equality between men and women workers in employment and occupation.

2. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on any measures taken to prevent discrimination on grounds of race, colour and national extraction, and to promote equality of access to employment, working conditions and security of employment.