Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2012, published 102nd ILC session (2013)

Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) - Dominican Republic (Ratification: 1953)

Article 4 of the Convention. Cooperation with employers’ and workers’ organizations. The Committee notes the information from the Government to the effect that employers’ and workers’ organizations are consulted about public policies relating to the world of work and that there are tripartite bodies such as the National Wages Committee, the National Social Security Council and the Board of Directors of the National Institute for Technical Vocational Training. In addition, the Ministry of Labour has a National Employment Committee, a Labour Advisory Committee, the “White Paper” and a National Council for Occupational Safety and Health. The Government also provides information on the training and awareness-raising activities conducted for workers’ and employers’ organizations. The Committee observes, however, that nothing in the information supplied indicates that the abovementioned bodies deal with matters relating to the application of the Convention, such as the application of the principle of equal remuneration for men and women for work of equal value, the pay gap or occupational segregation. The Committee emphasizes that proactive measures, including awareness raising, are essential if equal remuneration for men and women for work of equal value is to be fully achieved. The Committee asks the Government to take the necessary steps to promote cooperation with workers’ and employers’ organizations in implementing the Convention and to provide information on any initiatives taken in this area.

Part III of the report form. Labour inspection. The Committee asks the Government to continue to send information on the work of the Labour Inspectorate, particularly in connection with complaints of wage discrimination and the processing of such cases.

Part V. Application in practice. The Committee notes the abundant statistical information sent by the Government, particularly the statistics on employment status broken down by sex and occupational group covering the last 20 years. The Committee asks the Government to continue to send statistical information on the distribution of men and women in the various types of economic activity, by occupational category and in particular by level of income, including in the export processing zones.