Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2009, published 99th ILC session (2010)

Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) - Iraq (Ratification: 1963)

Articles 1 and 2 of the Convention. Principle of equal remuneration for work of equal value. Legislation. For many years, the Committee has been drawing the Government’s attention to the need to revise section 4(2) of the Labour Code to give full expression to the principle of equal remuneration between men and women for work of equal value. The Committee stresses the importance of enshrining this principle in the legislation since wages for skilled workers are determined by agreement between the worker and the employer. The Committee notes the Government’s statement that section 4 of the draft Labour Code provides for equal remuneration for men and women for work of equal value. It further notes that the draft text will be discussed by the State Consultative Council. The Committee asks the Government to continue to provide information on the status of the draft Labour Code and in particular on the progress made with a view to adopting provisions that give full legislative expression to the principle of the Convention. The Committee trusts that the Government will soon be in a position to report progress on the adoption of new provisions on equal remuneration for men and women for work of equal value.

The Committee is raising other points in a request addressed directly to the Government.