Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2011, published 101st ILC session (2012)

Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) - Nepal (Ratification: 1976)

Articles 1 and 2 of the Convention. Legislation. The Committee recalls that article 13(4) of the interim Constitution, which provides that there shall be no discrimination with regard to remuneration and social security between men and women for the same work, is not in conformity with the Convention. The Committee notes the Government’s reiterated statement that Rule No. 11 of the Labour Regulations, 1993, provides for equal remuneration for all irrespective of gender or sex for work of equal value. The Committee, however, notes that Rule No. 11 provides for equal remuneration between men and women for work of the same nature and therefore does not reflect the principle of the Convention which also encompasses work of a different nature but nevertheless of equal value. The Committee therefore once again urges the Government to ensure that the Convention’s provisions are taken into account in the preparation of Nepal’s future Constitution and hopes that it will guarantee the right of men and women to equal remuneration not only for equal work but also for work of equal value, in accordance with the Convention. Recalling that new labour legislation is currently under preparation, the Committee also urges the Government to ensure that the future labour legislation gives full expression to the principle of equal remuneration for men and women for work of equal value. It asks the Government to provide information on any progress made in this respect.

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