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

Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) - Sao Tome and Principe (Ratification: 1982)

The Committee takes due note of the information supplied by the Government in its report in reply to point 4 of the previous direct request, and on the activities of the labour inspectorate.

1. The Committee notes with interest the statistical data on the number of women who attended the first agricultural vocational training course and the number of women selected for the next course for farmers and stockbreeders. The Committee asks the Government to continue to provide information on any measures taken to encourage the access of women to occupational training and employment on an equal footing with men. If possible, it would appreciate information on the proportion of women in the active population and their distribution by sectors of activity and levels of qualification.

2. The Committee notes the Government's statement that in the public service there are no posts reserved for one or other of the sexes. The Committee asks the Government to provide statistics on the number of women employed in the public administration (including women in posts of responsibility) and on their proportion in relation to men.

3. The Committee notes the Government's indication that the project to create an advisory committee of directors of enterprises has been followed by the creation of a Chamber of Commerce, but that no concrete measures have yet been taken in this respect. The Committee hopes that the Government will continue to provide information in its future reports on the measures taken to ensure the cooperation of employers and their organisations in applying the policy of equality of opportunity and treatment provided for in the Convention.