Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1993, published 80th ILC session (1993)

Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) - Tokelau

With reference to its previous direct requests, the Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in its report, including copies of the labour inspection reports of the Tokelau Public Service (the only significant employer on the island) dated 1988, 1989 and 1991.

1. As regards appointments to the Tokelau Public Service (which are based upon work experience and competence, personal qualities and attributes, and relevant education and other qualifications) and the awareness of the need to appoint women into job categories traditionally dominated by men, the Committee again asks the Government to continue its efforts to appoint women to non-traditional areas and to provide information in its next report on the results achieved in this regard, including statistical data.

2. The Committee again notes the Government's indication that no specific measures have been taken to ensure that women and men have equal opportunities and receive equal treatment in employment and occupation, particularly in the public service. Duly considering Tokelau's unique features and the figures supplied on training opportunities for public servants (19 took courses of whom 12 were women), the Committee again expresses the hope that the Government will, to the extent possible, take measures to ensure equal access to employment and to particular occupations and equal terms and conditions of employment - such as recruitment and promotion. It accordingly requests the Government to supply detailed information in its next report on the practical application of the terms of the Convention, including statistical data, results of inspections, judicial decisions or administrative procedures.