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

Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) - Mauritania (Ratification: 1963)

The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its reports in answer to its previous observations, and the discussion that took place at the Conference Committee in 1993.

1. The Committee refers to its previous comments on the implementation of the recommendations of the Committee set up by the ILO Governing Body to examine the representation made by the National Confederation of Workers of Senegal, under article 24 of the ILO Constitution, concerning in particular the measures to be taken by the Government to ensure adequate compensation for Mauritanian nationals whose employment was adversely affected as a result of their being displaced during the conflict with Senegal. The Committee notes the Goverment's statement that, at its November 1993 meeting, the Joint Mauritanian-Senegalese Committee decided that the bodies responsible for payment of pension orders and wages in arrears will receive instructions for settlement of the entitlements of the persons concerned without delay for the period that has elapsed since April 1989.

The Committee asks the Government to provide detailed information in its next report (including statistics) on the measures taken, indicating the results obtained, to implement the decision of the above-mentioned joint committee. It also notes from the report that the persons concerned have access to all legal means of redress to enforce their rights, and asks the Government to indicate the means of redress available to such persons in practice, and the number and nature of the appeals actually lodged with the competent authorities or courts, and to provide copies of the resulting reports and decisions.

2. The Committee also asks the Government to refer to its comments on the application of the Convention which it is making in a direct request.