Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1996, published 85th ILC session (1997)

Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) - Niger (Ratification: 1966)

1. With reference to its observation, the Committee notes that the Government has given effect to its previous comments as they relate to bringing section 90 of the former Labour Code into conformity with the Convention, but that it has not provided any reply to its remaining comments concerning its intention to revise a number of regulations that are contrary to the Convention, in particular sections 32 and 43 of the Decree of 30 March 1960, which establish different reimbursement rates according to the sex of the public servant. The Committee also recalled that clause 38 of the Inter-occupational Collective Labour Agreement of 30 December 1972 did not apply the principle of "equal value" embodied in the Convention. The Committee asks the Government to provide information in its next report on the progress achieved in bringing this Decree into conformity with the Article 1(a) of the Convention, and on any amendments made to the collective agreement.

2. With a view to evaluating the manner in which the principle of equal remuneration for work of equal value, which is set out in the new Labour Code, is applied in practice, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide any available information as soon as possible on:

(a) the wage rates applicable in the public service, with an indication of the distribution of men and women at the different levels;

(b) copies of collective agreements determining wage levels in the various sectors, with an indication, where possible, of the percentage of women covered by these collective agreements and the distribution of men and women at the different levels; and

(c) statistics on the minimum wage rates and average actual earnings of men and women, if possible by occupation, sector, seniority and skill level, as well as information on the corresponding percentage of women.