Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1991, published 78th ILC session (1991)

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

The Committee notes with regret that the Government's report does not contain the information requested in its previous comments. It hopes that the next report will contain full information on the points raised in its previous direct request, which are repeated below:

Article 1 of the Convention. 1. The Committee hopes that the Government will not fail, in its next report, to provide copies of the legislation or collective contracts under which workers are entitled to benefits such as the quarterly bonus, the seniority bonus, the "shopping basket" bonus and the transport bonus. The Committee hopes that the Government will also indicate how the application of the principle of equal remuneration set forth in the Convention is ensured in respect of the award of these bonuses to both men and women.

2. The Committee once again requests the Government to provide a copy of Decree No. 60-55 MFP of 30 March 1960 containing regulations on the remuneration and the various material benefits accorded to officials in state administrations and public establishments, as amended by Decree No. 82-03/PCMS/MF.

Article 2. 1. The Committee again asks the Government to supply a copy of the inter-occupational collective agreement that is currently in force and a copy of the scale of wages exceeding the legal minimum that are applicable to the various categories of workers without discrimination based on sex.

2. The Committee observes that in accordance with national legislation (section 90 of the Labour Code), equal remuneration without discrimination based on sex is payable only under "equal working conditions, vocational qualifications and output", whereas, in the terms of the Convention, equal remuneration between men and women workers should be based on work of "equal value". (Please refer in this connection to the explanations given in paragraphs 20-23 and 52-70 of the General Survey of 1986 on Equal Remuneration.)

The Committee therefore requests the Government to indicate how the application of the principle of equal remuneration in the meaning of the Convention is ensured, particularly when, in practice, men and women are engaged in work of a different nature but of equal value.