Observation (CEACR) - adoptée 2009, publiée 99ème session CIT (2010)

Legislation to provide for equal remuneration for men and women for work of equal value. The Committee recalls its previous comments in which it asked the Government to resolve the discrepancy in the national legislation concerning the concept of equal value (i.e. draft section 56 amending the Labour Law provides for equal remuneration for men and women wage earners for work of equal value, and Legislative Decree No. 29 of 13 May 1943 refers to the same basic wages for men and women when performing “equal work and tasks”). The Committee notes the Government’s reply that Legislative Decree No. 29/1943 is no longer in force. The Government further confirms that the draft amendment to the Labour Law, which is still being discussed, should be understood within the meaning of Article 1(b) of the Convention and the explanations provided by the Committee in its 2006 general observation. The Committee urges the Government to adopt draft section 56 of the Labour Law so that finally full legal expression can be given to the principle of equal remuneration for men and women for work of equal value.

The Committee is raising other points in a request addressed directly to the Government.