Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1994, published 81st ILC session (1994)

Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) - Ecuador (Ratification: 1962)

1. The Committee notes the detailed information submitted by the Government in its report concerning the women's training activities carried out by the National Directorate for Women (DINAMU), which is responsible for framing policies concerning women and implementing the relevant women's programmes. The Committee asks the Government to provide information in its next report on the concrete results of these activities, particularly statistics of the employment of women, such as the participation rate of women in economic activity, the distribution of men and women in the various occupations, by sector of activity, as well as statistics of the number of girls receiving vocational training, the type of training courses and opportunities for access to the various occupations.

2. The Committee also notes the activities conducted by the Ministry of Social Welfare for the promotion of the indigenous population under the National Rural Development Plan (PRONADER) which started up in 1988. It asks the Government to give detailed information on the concrete results of the Plan in terms of promoting employment of the indigenous population and ethnic minorities, with relevant statistics.

3. The Committee recalls that under Article 2 of the Convention a national policy designed to promote equality of opportunity and treatment in respect of employment and occupation must be declared and pursued. It asks the Government in its next report to provide information on any measures that have been taken to ensure effective promotion of equal opportunity and treatment regardless of race, religion, political opinion or social origin, and the results obtained particularly with regard to: (a) access to vocational training; (b) access to employment and particular occupations; and (c) terms and conditions of employment.