Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1995, published 82nd ILC session (1995)

Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) - Azerbaijan (Ratification: 1992)

The Committee takes note of the information supplied in the Government's first report. It requests the Government to provide additional information on the following points:

1. Article 1(a) of the Convention. The Committee requests the Government to indicate whether any texts contain a definition of remuneration in accordance with that of the Convention, and to supply a copy of the texts.

2. Article 1(b). The Committee notes that article 38 of the Constitution of the Azerbaijani Republic stipulates that its citizens have the right to work and to be paid according to the quantity and quality of the work performed. It also notes that the Government indicates that the principle of equal remuneration implies that women have the right to receive the same remuneration for their work as do men carrying out work of "similar quality and quantity". Recalling that the Convention calls for equal remuneration for work of equal value, the Committee requests the Government to indicate how this concept is covered by the legislation or other measures used in the country to apply the Convention, for work which is different, but of equal value.

3. Article 2(a). Noting that the labour legislation is currently undergoing a revision, the Committee requests the Government to supply further information on the progress made in this respect, especially on any impact that the revision might have on the application of the Convention (supplying copies, in a working language of the ILO if possible, of the relevant texts).

4. Article 2(b). The Committee notes that different wage rates are determined on the basis of the qualification levels of the workers and the complexity of the work performed. Noting that the appraisal of qualification levels and complexity of work is based on an official "wage rates and skills handbook", the Committee requests the Government to provide a copy of the handbook with its next report. The Committee also requests the Government to provide information on the reform of the existing centralized wage-fixing system and details on the objective criteria used to establish the ranking of qualifications.

5. Article 2(c). Noting that the actual remuneration is determined through collective agreements concluded by employers' and workers' organizations within the general minimum wage framework, the Committee requests the Government to provide examples of such agreements with its next report.

6. Article 3. The Committee notes that the report contains no information on the progress made in reducing the differential between wage rates for men and women workers. The Committee requests the Government to indicate any such progress through methods including objective job evaluation.

7. Article 4. Noting that section 241 of the 1971 Labour Code as amended up to 1 November 1993, stipulates that the State, enterprises, institutions and organizations have an obligation to cooperate with the labour unions, and noting the Government's indications concerning the role of collective bargaining in the application of this Convention, the Committee requests the Government to provide details of any other methods of cooperation for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of the Convention.