Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2020, published 109th ILC session (2021)

Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) - Chad (Ratification: 1966)

Legislation. The Committee notes that the Labour Code is still in the process of being adopted. The Committee once again expresses the hope that the draft new Labour Code, the drafting of which has been ongoing since 2013, will be adopted soon and that, like the current Labour Code, it will give effect to the Convention.

Article 2 of the Convention. Collective agreements. Cooperation with employers’ and workers’ organizations. In its previous comments, the Committee emphasized that section 42 of the general collective agreement is more restrictive than the Labour Code, which provides for equal remuneration for work of equal value for men and women. The Government merely indicates that the regulations currently in use are outdated and that, once the new Labour Code has been adopted, implementing regulations will follow. The Committee emphasizes that the issue is not with the legislation, which is in conformity with the principle of the Convention, but with the general collective agreement, which provides that pay for women and men workers shall be equal “under equal conditions of work, length of service and professional qualifications”. The Committee requests the Government to take the necessary steps, in the context of the Higher Committee for Labour and Social Security and the National Council for Social Dialogue or Other Consultations, to raise the awareness of the social partners regarding the principle of equal remuneration for men and women for work of equal value in order to encourage them to include a clause to this effect in the general collective agreement when the latter is renegotiated. In view of the lack of information on this point, the Committee once again requests the Government to indicate whether, in accordance with section 379 of the Labour Code, there are any plans to revise the general collective agreement on wages and occupational classifications, and once again requests it to send a copy of the appendices to this agreement establishing occupational classifications for each sector of activity.

Enforcement. Labour inspection. The Committee notes that the Government provides only general information on the employer’s register which features in inspections. Recalling the important role of labour inspectors in ensuring the application of the principle of equal remuneration for men and women for work of equal value, the Committee requests the Government to take the necessary steps to be able to identify discrimination and inequalities relating to pay for men and women workers and to offer advice on the most effective ways to put an end to such practices. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on any labour inspection activities carried out specifically in this sphere.

Statistics. The Committee notes that the Government’s report does not contain any information on this point. The Committee requests the Government to take the necessary steps to collect information on the employment of men and women, disaggregated by sex, economic sector and occupation, including in the public sector, and on their respective earnings, and requests the Government to provide all available data.