Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2003, published 92nd ILC session (2004)

Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) - Greece (Ratification: 1975)

Further to its observation, the Committee notes the information provided in the Government’s report and the attached legislation.

1. The Committee notes that the Law No. 2470 of 21 April 1997 on the Modification of the Salary Scales in the Public Administration and Other Relevant Provisions modifies the classification system in the public service into 36 salary scales. The Committee would be grateful if the Government could supply statistical data on the distribution of men and women in these different salary scales and their corresponding wages.

2. The Committee notes the collective agreements negotiated in the public service and thanks the Government for providing this information. It notes in particular that section 2 of the Collective Agreement of 2001 on the Terms and Conditions of Work of Licensed Engineers working in the Public Sector, Legal Persons of Public Law and Organizations of Regional Administration under a Contract of Public Law sets up a committee to review the annual wage situation, including all allowances, of civil service engineers, the conclusions of which will be submitted to a Special Commission in charge of examining the new remuneration system in the public service. Similarly, it notes that section 1 of the Collective Agreement of 2001 on the Terms and Conditions of Work of Salaried Employees in the Civil Service of the Prefectures of the Country establishes a working group that will analyse and report on the wages of all workers and employees, assess the current data and also submit them to the abovementioned Special Commission. The Committee asks the Government to provide information on the results of these wage reviews as well as on the progress made by the Special Commission on the development of a new remuneration system in the public service and to indicate the manner in which it takes account of the principle of equal remuneration for men and women for work of equal value.

3. With reference to its previous request for information on the methodology used in wage setting, through collective negotiation or otherwise, to avoid gender biases in the process, the Committee notes that the Government merely states that sex stereotyping does not occur in the wage negotiating process. The Committee asks the Government to provide copies of collective agreements that set wages in the private sector as well as information on how wages are set otherwise, in order for the Committee to assess the manner in which sex bias is able to be eliminated.

4. With reference to its previous comments on the vocational training programmes financed by the European Social Fund, the Committee notes that the Government does not provide a specific reply on how the activities of these programmes impact on the employment and earnings levels of women. It asks the Government to provide this information in its next report.

5. The Committee notes that the General Secretariat on Equality of the Ministry of Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization has to guarantee the rights of men and women and to protect them against discrimination. The Committee asks the Government to indicate in its next report on the manner in which the Secretariat on Equality is involved in the supervision of any wage discrimination complaints submitted to the Ministry of Interior and Public Administration. Please also provide information on any complaints submitted and the manner in which complaints have been dealt with and the sanctions applied.

6. The Committee is bound to reiterate its request to the Government to supply statistical data for both the public and private sectors in accordance with its 1998 general observation on the Convention.