Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2013, published 103rd ILC session (2014)

Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) - Georgia (Ratification: 1993)

Measures to address the gender wage gap and promote equal remuneration. The Committee notes from the statistics provided by the Government on the average monthly nominal wages of men and women that, overall, in the first quarter of 2013, women earned 62.3 per cent of men’s wages, corresponding to a gender wage gap of 37.7 per cent in favour of men, which represents a slight decrease in comparison to 2012 but remains significant. The Committee notes that in its 2012 annual report, the Public Defender underlines that gender segregation in the labour market still persists in the country, as despite their qualifications and education, women predominate in non-commercial spheres where remuneration is rather low. The Committee wishes to recall that the continued persistence of significant gender pay gaps requires that governments, along with employers’ and workers’ organizations, take more proactive measures to raise awareness, make assessments, and promote and enforce the application of the principle of equal remuneration for men and women for work of equal value. The Committee asks the Government to take measures in order to identify and address the underlying causes of wage inequalities, such as gender discrimination, gender stereotypes regarding women’s aspirations, preferences and capabilities, and vertical and horizontal occupational segregation, and to promote women’s access to a wider range of job opportunities at all levels, including top management positions and higher paying jobs. The Committee also asks the Government to provide information on any measures taken in this respect, including awareness-raising activities undertaken in cooperation with the employers’ and workers’ organizations, and to promote equal remuneration for work of equal value. Please continue to provide statistical data on men and women’s monthly wages, according to economic sector, as well as data on the number of men and women employed in such sectors.

Article 3 of the Convention. Objective job evaluation. Noting the Government’s indication that the Employment and Labour Policy Department was established in February 2013 within the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs, the Committee once again asks the Government to take concrete steps in order to promote the use of objective job evaluation or develop such method, and to provide information concerning training for those who undertake job evaluation.

Article 4. Cooperation with workers’ and employers’ organizations. While noting the Government’s indications concerning the provisions of the Labour Code on the Tripartite Commission on Social Partnership, the Committee once again asks the Government to take active steps in order to seek collaboration of workers’ and employers’ organizations, including through the Tripartite Commission, in order to give full effect to the Convention, and to provide information on the measures taken in this respect.