Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1994, published 81st ILC session (1994)

Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) - Saudi Arabia (Ratification: 1978)

1. Regarding the Shiite Muslims, the Committee again requests the Government, in its next report, to reply to the points made in the Committee's previous direct request.

2. The Committee recalls the Government's statement in its 1993 report that the Labour Ministry was about to conclude a study concerning the adoption of a ministerial decree to determine the dangerous occupations and activities which could not be carried out by women and adolescents. The Committee again requests the Government to supply a copy of this decree once it is adopted.

3. The Committee again requests the Government to indicate the measures taken or envisaged to promote the access of women to jobs, in particular in the public service, given the small overall percentage of women employed in this sector, as well as information on their possibilities of being appointed or promoted to posts in the higher categories (for example, above grade 13).