Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2006, published 96th ILC session (2007)

Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) - Côte d'Ivoire (Ratification: 1961)

1. Article 2(a) of the Convention. The Committee recalls its comments concerning the draft decree on wages intended to replace the Decree of 9 February 1973 and notes that the draft decree was not adopted because the Government had, in the meantime, decided to revise the Labour Code itself. The Committee notes, however, the Government’s indication that the revision of the Labour Code is not yet complete. It therefore asks the Government to provide further information in its next report on the revision of the Labour Code with regard to wages and hopes that any amendments made will promote the application of the Convention.

2. Article 3. Job evaluation. The Committee has been encouraging the Government to undertake an analytical study of the position and pay of men and women in all job categories, within and between the various sectors, with a view to addressing the problem of the continuing wage gap between women and men and exploring possibilities for the use of objective job evaluation methodologies. Noting that no such measures have been taken to date, but that the Government has expressed interest in undertaking such a study with the assistance of the ILO, the Committee again hopes that this assistance will be made available and asks the Government to provide information on any measures taken in this regard.

3. Article 4. Cooperation with the social partners. The Committee asks the Government to provide information in its next report on the wage-setting activities of the Consultative Labour Commission and the joint committees relating to the application of the Convention such as information on the job evaluation methods applied by these bodies in the determination of wages.

4. Labour inspection. The Government reports that, in order to ensure payment of equal remuneration for men and women, labour inspectors undertake awareness‑raising activities with the social partners through seminars and workshops in addition to carrying out workplace inspections to guarantee compliance with the relevant legislation. The Committee asks the Government to provide more detailed information on the labour inspectorate’s awareness‑raising activities for the social partners including the number of events held, the participants in attendance and the materials and methods used to sensitize workers and employers about the practical application of equal remuneration for men and women for work of equal value. With respect to workplace inspections, the Committee requests information on the number and nature of equal remuneration violations reported by the labour inspectors, and on how the inspectors deal with such violations.