Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1992, published 79th ILC session (1992)

Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) - Jamaica (Ratification: 1975)

The Committee notes the information contained in the report of the Government in reply to its previous direct request.

1. The Committee notes that work on the Jamaican Dictionary of Occupational Titles (JDOT) has not proceeded due to lack of funding. The Committee requests the Government to indicate any progress on this matter in its future reports.

2. The Committee notes that pursuant to the Heads of Agreement concluded between the Ministry of the Public Service and the Jamaica Civil Service Association (1989-91), a Secretarial and Stenographic Writer Classification Series, along with a new plan and new pay scales were implemented, effective as of 1.10.90. The Committee also notes that with regard to the adjustment of disparities in salaries and allowances in equivalent grades, a commitment has been given in the 1991-92 Agreement (concluded on 13.12.91) for this matter to be dealt with through reclassification and to be implemented from April 1992. The Committee requests the Government to provide documentation relevant to these reclassifications and salary adjustments in its next report.

3. The Committee requests the Government to provide, in its next report, full information concerning the implementation in practice of the Convention including: (i) the salary scales applying in the public sector, and data on actual earnings in the public sector, with an indication of the percentage of men and women employed at different levels; and (ii) statistical data concerning the minimum or basic wage rates and the average actual earnings of men and women in the private sector, broken down, where possible, by occupation or sector of employment, seniority or skill level as well as information on the percentage of women employed in different occupations or sectors.