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

Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) - Belarus (Ratification: 1956)

The Committee notes the information contained in the Government's report.

1. The Committee notes the Government's indication that remuneration is not limited by maximum rates but is determined by the end result of the work and by the personal work input of the worker; and that such remuneration is ensured following the application of single tariff rates for men and women. However, as the Committee pointed out in its previous comment (which referred to paragraph 58 of its 1986 General Survey on Equal Remuneration), only work of the same kind can be measured comparatively by the standards of quantity and quality. Accordingly, the Committee requested the Government to supply further information in order to assess the application of the Convention in situations where men and women perform work of a different nature but of equal value. The Committee reiterates the hope that the Government will supply with its next report, information on the way in which the specific nature of the branch, the skill level and the nature of the work performed are reflected in wages, as well as information on any job-appraisal methods used or contemplated to determine wages, in particular for industries or enterprises where men and women are employed.

2. The Committee notes that new conditions of remuneration were introduced between 1986 and 1989, which (i) entailed a considerable rise in the basic and fixed salary rates for workers in industrial sectors; and (ii) introduced incentives to encourage workers to accelerate scientific and technical progress. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would continue to supply information concerning these or other measures to introduce new conditions of remuneration, together with an indication on the way in which the principle of the Convention is applied in respect of these measures.