Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2011, published 101st ILC session (2012)

Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) - Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (Ratification: 1973)

Wage gap. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that the Ministry of the Economy and Public Finance is responsible for determining wage policies and that, under the terms of Act No. 045 to combat racism and any form of discrimination, of 8 October 2010, there can be no difference in the minimum wage received by men and women. The Government indicates that where differences exist, they are due to the use of precarious work and underemployment. The Government adds that it is not yet possible to evaluate the impact of the Five-Year Plan for Women 2008–12, because it is still being implemented. The Government adds that the Ministry of Labour is responsible for establishing effective means of monitoring compliance with the provisions respecting non-discrimination in employment. The Committee asks the Government to provide information on the tangible measures adopted with a view to reducing the wage gap, including any relevant measure adopted by the Ministry of Justice in the context of Supreme Decree No. 29894, establishing the organizational structure of the State. The Committee further asks the Government to provide information, when this becomes available, on the impact of the Five-Year Plan for Women 2008–12 in terms of reducing the wage gap. The Committee asks the Government to provide the available information on the incidence of precarious work and underemployment in the employment of women and men.

Distribution of men and women in the public sector. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that it has no information available in this respect. The Committee encourages the Government to take measures to compile information on the percentage of men and women in the public sector, including the health and education sectors, disaggregated by professional category and remuneration, including wage supplements. The Committee also asks the Government to provide information on any measures adopted recently to promote the principle of equal remuneration for work of equal value in the public sector.

Private sector. The Committee asks the Government to provide information on any initiatives adopted in the private sector, in cooperation with employers’ and workers’ organizations, with a view to reducing the gender wage gap.