Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2001, published 90th ILC session (2002)

Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) - Belarus (Ratification: 1956)

The Committee notes with interest the adoption on 26 July 1999 of a new Labour Code which entered into force on 1 January 2000. It notes that sections 61 and 66 of the Code define remuneration in accordance with the Convention. It also notes that section 57 of the Labour Code and article 42 of the Constitution set out the principle of equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value and that objective appraisal of the job to be performed is regulated by sections 86, 87 and 88 of the Labour Code. Section 352 of the Labour Code provides for cooperation with the social partners for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of the Code. The Committee asks the Government to provide information with its next report on the measures undertaken, including promotion and enforcement, to ensure the implementation of these provisions. The Committee notes that the average monthly wage for women in the country as a whole amounted to 85.74 per cent of men’s average monthly wage, representing an increase of 4.94 per cent since December 1997, and therefore a small reduction in the wage gap.