Demande directe (CEACR) - adoptée 2011, publiée 101ème session CIT (2012)

Convention (n° 111) concernant la discrimination (emploi et profession), 1958 - Ethiopie (Ratification: 1966)

Equality of opportunity and treatment in the public sector. The Committee notes section 13(3) of the Federal Civil Servants Proclamation No. 515/2007, which provides that in recruitment, promotion and deployment, preference shall be given to female candidates, candidates with disabilities and members of nationalities comparatively less represented in the government office. The Committee also notes the statistical information provided by the Government that among 620,263 civil servants employed as of June 2008 both at federal and regional levels, 67.11 per cent were men and 32.89 per cent women; in the professional and scientific service, 9.87 per cent were male and 2.93 per cent were female; in the administrative service, 1.52 per cent were male and 0.5 per cent were female; in sub-professional service, 10.62 per cent were male and 4.43 per cent were female; in the clerical and fiscal service, 13.82 per cent were male and 5.0 per cent were female. The Committee notes from the statistical information that there are still significant disparities between men and women who are employed as civil servants. The Committee therefore asks the Government to continue to provide statistical information by type of service and grade, and to indicate any specific measures taken or envisaged to promote equality of opportunity and treatment of men and women in the civil service, including with respect to recruitment, training and promotion. The Committee also asks the Government to provide information on any measures taken pursuant to section 13(3) of the Federal Civil Servants Proclamation, regarding female candidates, candidates with disabilities, and members of nationalities comparatively less represented in the government office. Please also provide statistical information disaggregated by ethnic group, if possible.

Sexual harassment. The Committee notes that under section 6(1)(d) of the Proclamation to provide for the right to employment of persons with disability, No. 568/2008, an employer has the responsibility to protect women with disabilities from sexual violence that occurs in the work place and to take administrative measures against the perpetrator of acts of violence. It observes that the provision limited to sexual violence is insufficient to address sexual harassment in the context of employment and occupation, as sexual harassment includes a much broader range of behaviour and practices. The Committee also notes that neither the Labour Proclamation nor the Federal Civil Servants Proclamation addresses sexual harassment. The Committee therefore asks the Government to provide information on any measures taken or envisaged to address the issue of sexual harassment in the context of employment and occupation for all men and women.

Parts III to V of the report form. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that administrative procedures are in place to address cases of discrimination in employment and occupation, and competent authorities, including the labour inspectors and the courts, address such cases. The Committee asks the Government to provide information on any related judicial decisions and case of infringement reported to or detected by the labour inspection services, as well as the remedies provided or sanctions imposed.