Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1991, published 78th ILC session (1991)

Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) - Afghanistan (Ratification: 1969)

The Committee notes with regret that the Government has not supplied the information requested in its previous comments. It hopes that the next report will contain full information on the points raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

1. The Committee notes that a new Labour Code was adopted in April 1988.

2. Articles 1(b) and 3 of the Convention. The Committee notes that section 7 of the Code provides for the determination of wages on the basis of quantity and quality of work according to the ranks, grades or specific posts, and that section 75 includes occupation, working period, practical work and other conditions as additional criteria. Furthermore, section 9 provides that men and women have equal rights and shall receive equal pay for equal work. The Committee requests the Government to supply information on wage determinations conducted in accordance with the principles set forth in sections 7 and 75 of the Labour Code and, in particular, on the means by which "equal remuneration for work of equal value" is ensured. The Committee also requests the Government to supply copies of collective agreements concluded under the terms of the Labour Code and information on other regulations on wages that have been formulated on the basis of the provisions of the Labour Code, including copies of these regulations.

3. Article 4. The Committee notes the Government's indication in its latest report that the role of the trade unions and collective agreements have been stipulated in sections 148 and 154 of the Code. The Committee requests the Government to supply information on the practical application of these provisions with respect to the Convention, namely on measures that have been taken or are under consideration to ensure the co-operation with employers' and workers' organisations in better application of the Convention.