Solicitud directa (CEACR) - Adopción: 2005, Publicación: 95ª reunión CIT (2006)

Convenio sobre igualdad de remuneración, 1951 (núm. 100) - Guyana (Ratificación : 1975)

The Committee notes that the Government’s report has not been received. It recalls the communication of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) of 30 October 2003, which raises a number of issues relating to application of the Convention, including the promotion and effective enforcement of equal remuneration legislation. The Committee hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain a reply to the comments made by the ICFTU and full information on the matters raised in the Committee’s previous direct requests, which read as follows:

1. Referring to its previous request concerning the status of section 2(3) of Equal Rights Act No. 19 of 1990, the Committee notes that the Act has not yet been amended and it hopes to see progress soon on the action taken to that end.

2. The Committee notes the Government’s statement that the minimum wage orders and government employees’ salary scales all provide for equal remuneration, and asks the Government to provide copies of relevant minimum wage orders. With reference to its 1998 general observation, the Committee once again asks the Government to provide, in its next report, any available statistical data, including government employees’ salary scales, relating to equal remuneration for women and men for work of equal value.

3. With regard to the measures taken or envisaged to promote and supervise the application of the Prevention of Discrimination Act No. 26 of 1997, the Committee notes that the Government has omitted to provide such information in its report. It therefore has to reiterate its request to provide such information, as it relates to equal remuneration for men and women for work of equal value, including the activities undertaken by the labour inspectorate and the methods used in such inspections. Please also supply information, including court decisions, on the application and practice of the equal pay provisions of both Act No. 26 of 1997 and Act No. 19 of 1990.

4. Noting the Government’s statement that its ensures that all collective labour agreements signed by the employers’ and workers’ organizations comply with the principle of the Convention and the relevant national laws on equality, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would supply copies of any collective labour agreements that contain provisions ensuring or promoting the application of the principle of equal remuneration for men and women for work of equal value. It also asks the Government to provide any other information indicating the specific role played by the social partners in promoting the understanding and application of the Convention and the relevant laws on equality.