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

Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981 (No. 156) - Spain (Ratification: 1985)

Article 4. Part-time workers. The Committee notes the statistical information sent by the Government on the number of women workers and notes that women workers accounted for 45.8 per cent of all contracts registered. The Committee notes that 47.4 per cent of these have contracts for an unspecified period of time and 45.7 per cent have temporary contracts, and that 62.5 per cent of women work part time. The Committee further notes the information from the Government to the effect that women are well represented in training (49.3 per cent of unemployed women and 43.9 per cent of women in employment). The Committee requests the Government to indicate whether men and women workers opting for part-time work have the same opportunities for training as full-time workers.

Dependent children. The Committee notes the statistical information sent by the Government on trends in the supply of care services for children under 3 years of age, showing that the number of places available almost doubled between 2004 and 2009, covering 34 per cent of needs. The Committee notes, however, that in the framework of the Active Population Survey of 2010, in the responses on reconciling work and family life, six of every ten respondents found services to be very expensive. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the measures adopted to ensure that child care for children under the age of 3 is accessible to as many workers as possible who need it, in terms both of costs and places available.

Article 11. Equality plans. The Committee notes that Basic Act No. 3/2007 establishes that enterprises with more than 250 workers, or where so established in collective agreements, shall adopt equality plans. The Government indicates that measures have likewise been taken to promote voluntary adoption of such plans by other enterprises. The plans are developed with the participation of the social partners. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the impact of equality plans adopted by enterprises on the implementation of the Convention.