Solicitud directa (CEACR) - Adopción: 2025, Publicación: 114ª reunión CIT (2026)

República Dominicana

Convenio sobre igualdad de remuneración, 1951 (núm. 100) (Ratificación : 1953)
Convenio sobre la discriminación (empleo y ocupación), 1958 (núm. 111) (Ratificación : 1964)

In order to provide a comprehensive view of the issues relating to the application of ratified Conventions on equality, the Committee considers it appropriate to examine the Conventions Nos 100 (equal remuneration) and 111 (discrimination in employment and occupation) together.

Convention No. 111 – National policy to promote equality of opportunity and treatment in respect of employment and occupation

Articles 1 to 3. National policy for equality of opportunity and treatment. Colour, race and national extraction. With reference to its previous comments, the Government indicates in its report that: (i) the Political Constitution sets forth the prohibition of all forms of discrimination in access to employment or during the provision of the service, except for the cases stipulated by law with a view to protecting workers (section 62); and (ii) in accordance with this constitutional provision, the Labour Code prohibits all discrimination, exclusion or preference on grounds of sex, age, race, colour, national extraction, social origin, political opinion, trade union membership or religious belief, except for the cases envisaged by law aimed at protecting workers (principle VII). The Government also adds that: (i) with the aim of strengthening the regulatory framework, an inter-institutional commission was formed to prepare a draft bill on human rights to extend protection to people who may feel vulnerable due to their ethnic origin or background; and (ii) at the institutional level, the Vice-Ministry of Equality and Non-Discrimination has been incorporated into the Ministry of Labour, to provide assistance to those wishing to file complaints of discrimination, highlighting the freedom to make any complaints in this respect. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on any developments relating to the strengthening of the regulatory framework for human rights to extend protection to people who may feel vulnerable due to their ethnic origin or background and on whether complaints have been received of discrimination in employment from workers of Haitian origin or dark-skinned Dominicans.

HIV/AIDS. The Committee notes that: (i) the Government indicates that the national legislation does not contain provisions that can be considered discriminatory and that, where there may be such provisions, they would refer to positive discrimination, such as regulations on the protection of persons living with HIV; and (ii) the CNTD, CNUS and CASC report, with regard to HIV/AIDS, that efforts have been made to decrease discrimination against the persons affected, and certain employment-related practices have been reduced, while the rates of persons affected by discrimination have been decreasing throughout the country. The Committee notes this information.

Sex. The Committee notes from the information provided by the Government that active employment policies have been adopted in accordance with the strategic guidelines of the National Employment Plan (PLANE 2021–24) – which prioritizes assistance for groups facing greater barriers to accessing the labour market, such as women and single mothers – and other strategies such as the care communities under the National Care Policy and the National Plan for Gender Equality and Equity (PLANEG) promoted by the Ministry for Women.

The Government also reports that it has presented to National Congress the labour reform bill, which seeks to: (i) regulate domestic workers and flexible or remote work, with the purpose of improving labour market participation among people with care responsibilities; and (ii) strengthen the prohibition against dismissal during pregnancy, as well as the prohibition of eviction until three months after childbirth, and establish that dismissal within six months after childbirth requires explicit authorization from the General Directorate of Labour. The Committee also notes the Government’s indication that women’s participation in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) subjects remains limited due to gender stereotypes, cultural barriers and inequalities in access to technical training. To address this issue, the Government reports that the National Institute for Technical and Vocational Training (INFOTEP) has developed a national programme to raise awareness and promote technical careers with a focus on equality. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the impact of the measures taken relating to equality of opportunity and treatment. It also requests the Government to provide information, where available, on the participation of men and women in vocational training and in the labour market, indicating the proportion of men and women in different sectors, disaggregated by occupational category and job, in both the public and private sectors.

Mandatory pregnancy testing to secure or retain employment. With reference to its previous comments in which the Committee noted alleged practices of mandatory pregnancy testing to secure or retain employment, the Committee trusts that the Government has taken the necessary measures in this respect.

Convention No. 100 –  P rinciple of equal remuneration for men and women for work of equal value

Articles 1 to 3. Gender pay gap. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that during the discussion and fixing of minimum wages in various economic sectors in the National Wage Committee, wage gaps are analysed and corrective measures are proposed. The Committee requests the Government to provide information in this respect. It also requests the Government to provide information on the manner in which objective job evaluations are carried out, together with any available information concerning changes in the gender pay gap.

Conventions Nos 100 and 111 – Application in practice

Article 4 of Convention No. 100 and Article 3(a) of Convention No. 111. Cooperation with employers’ and workers’ organizations. The Committee notes the Government’s information concerning the implementation of initiatives that have the support and participation of tripartite social dialogue partners, aimed at promoting labour market integration based on an inclusive approach, particularly for those populations facing greater barriers to accessing the labour market, including the Inclusive Labour Market Integration Agreement and the National Wage Committee. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the impact of these initiatives on the inclusion of such workers in the labour market. It also requests the Government to provide information on the measures taken or envisaged with a view to promoting the collaboration of workers’ and employers’ organizations in the implementation of the principle of Convention No. 100.