Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2024, published 113rd ILC session (2025)

Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) - Iran (Islamic Republic of) (Ratification: 1972)

Article 1(b) of the Convention. Equal remuneration for work of equal value. Legislation. The Committee recalls that, since 2007, it has noted that section 38 of the Labour Code remains narrower than the principle established by the Convention, as it provides for equal remuneration between men and women only for equal work under equal conditions. The Committee further notes that the Government has repeatedly indicated ongoing revisions to the Labour Code to align this section with the Convention’s principle. Additionally, the Committee observes that, despite its request to modify section 27 of the 1994 Regulations on Recruitment of Human Resources, Insurance, and Social Security in Free Trade-Industrial Zones – which currently stipulates that “for doing similar work in similar conditions in a workshop, male and female workers should be paid equally” – the Government has yet to provide information on any legal amendments. The Committee strongly urges the Government to incorporate the principle of equal remuneration for work of equal “value” for both men and women in its legislation. It further requests that the Government ensure this principle applies broadly to men and women in employment, aligning with wage-setting practices, rather than limiting its application solely within individual workplaces.

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