Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1995, published 83rd ILC session (1996)

Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) - Nicaragua (Ratification: 1967)

1. The Committee notes with interest the information provided in the Government's report, including the attached documentation, in particular from the Nicaraguan Institute for Women (INIM). The Committee notes the functions of the Advisory Council of INIM, its active involvement in a number of projects, both nationally and internationally, and its role of institutional coordination and cooperation with the aim of promoting equal opportunity for women in both governmental and non-governmental organizations. The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide information on the programmes of work of the INIM, including statistical data on the number of women in decision-making positions. Noting also that the regulations of the Act of the Nicaraguan Institute for Women have not yet been finalized, the Committee requests the Government to provide a copy of them with its next report.

2. The Committee notes the information regarding the ethnic communities of the Atlantic Coast, in particular the large number of projects being implemented for their development and employment opportunities. It thanks the Government for the copy of the draft Regulations for the application of the Statute of the Autonomy of the Regions of the Atlantic Coast. The Committee requests the Government to keep it informed, in its next report, of activities for the promotion of equality of treatment and opportunity of the peoples of the autonomous Atlantic regions, and progress in the adoption of the draft Regulations.