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

Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981 (No. 156) - Chile (Ratification: 1994)

Article 3 of the Convention. National policy. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that crèches have been established in educational establishments for the children of students so as to avoid them dropping out of school and to facilitate their integration into the labour market in future. The Committee requests the Government to continue providing information on the measures adopted or envisaged in the context of the national equality policy with a view to enabling persons with family responsibilities who are engaged or wish to engage in employment to exercise their right to do so without being subject to discrimination and to indicate the impact of these measures on the application of the Convention.

Article 6. The Committee notes that information workshops on the reconciliation of parental responsibilities have been held in certain mining enterprises. The Committee recalls that in its previous comments it noted the findings of the “Survey on remuneration and labour costs: Analysis by sex”, according to which men make little use of leave to care for children as it does not correspond to the traditional male role. The Committee requests the Government to take measures to include provisions in national policies and programmes for carrying out activities, seminars or workshops to raise awareness and provide information with a view to engendering broader public understanding in general of the principle of equality of opportunity and treatment for men and women workers and on the problems of workers with family responsibilities.

Article 7. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in relation to the training activities carried out by various mining enterprises. The Committee nevertheless observes that the attached statistics on this subject, although disaggregated by sex, do not indicate the proportion of workers with family responsibilities who benefit from such activities. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on this subject and on any specific measures adopted in the field of vocational guidance and training, such as the introduction of flexibility into the design, organization and location of training courses, so that men and women workers with family responsibilities are able to become and remain integrated in the labour force.

Article 9. Collective agreements. The Committee requests the Government to indicate whether progress has been achieved in the application of the Convention through collective bargaining on subjects such as the granting of the right to parental leave in cases of adoption, special leave for sick children or childcare, leave for the care for other family members and to promote greater flexibility in the duration of leave.

Article 11. The Committee notes the Government’s observations concerning its intention to give effect to this Article. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on any developments in this respect.