Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2006, published 96th ILC session (2007)

Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) - Uruguay (Ratification: 1989)

1. Wage gap. The Committee notes that the Inter-Union Assembly of Workers – National Convention of Workers (PIT-CNT) highlighted the existence of a significant wage gap between men and women. It appears that women earn on average 70 per cent of the salary received by men, with this wage gap increasing in higher level jobs. Moreover, the Committee notes the activities and initiatives undertaken by the Tripartite Commission on Equality of Opportunity and Treatment in Employment, the National Labour Directorate and the National Institute for Women to promote and disseminate the principle of equality of opportunity and treatment in employment without any distinction between men and women. The Committee asks the Government to provide, in its next report, detailed information on the measures adopted or envisaged to promote respect for  the principle of equal remuneration for men and women for work of equal value and the measures aimed at reducing the wage gap between men and women.

2. Article 1. With regard to the measures adopted or envisaged by the Government to incorporate the definition of the terms “remuneration” and “work of equal value” into national legislation, the Committee notes the Government’s indication that no progress has been made in this area. The Committee trusts that the Government will take the necessary measures to give legal effect to the principle enshrined in the Convention.