Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2006, published 96th ILC session (2007)

Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) - Cameroon (Ratification: 1970)

The Committee notes the communication from the General Confederation of Labour‑Liberty (CGT-Liberty), dated 10 October 2005, alleging that certain enterprises apply discriminatory wage differentials based on ethnicity. The Committee refers in this regard to its comments made under the Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111).

1. Wage differentials. The Committee regrets that no further information has been provided by the Government on the measures taken in relation to the matters previously raised by the Union of Free Trade Unions of Cameroon (USCL) concerning the wage differentials applied by certain employers in remote areas. It trusts that the Government’s next report will include the requested information, including on any action taken to monitor and address cases of wage discrimination in these areas so as to ensure that the principle of equal remuneration for men and women for work of equal value is fully applied.

2. Statistical information. Recalling its previous direct request, the Committee notes that the Government again does not provide statistical information on the distribution of men and women in different job categories and their earning levels. Noting that the Government again requests the technical assistance of the Office for the compilation of all requested data, the Committee hopes that it will be possible to provide such assistance in the very near future. In the meantime, the Committee nevertheless encourages the Government to make every effort to collect and provide any information on the practical application of the Convention, including through collective agreements, that would permit the Committee to assess the nature and extent of any existing wage inequalities between men and women.