Page 583 (c) that the regulations allow the necessary discretion to Governments in regard to the timing under which the obligations contained in the regulations are put into effect (paragraph 9);
(3) in regard to the form of the regulations, the Delegation should, in the Con- ference Committee, press for the adoption of the regulations in the form of a Recommendation, and should be prepared, if necessary, to propose an amendment to this effect in the Plenary Session of the Conference (paragraph 14);
(4) I should consult my colleagues about the position again in the closing stages of the Conference, and that, as regards the final vote, the Delegation should be instructed in the light of this review (paragraph 14).
Ministry of Labour and National Service, S.W. 1,
30th May, 1951.
A. RA
ANNEX.
A. PROPOSED CONVENTION CONCERNING EQUAL REMUNERATION FOR MEN AND WOMEN WORKERS FOR WORK OF EQUAL VALUE
The General Conference of the International Labour Organisation,
Having been convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the Inter- national Labour Office, and having met in its Thirty-fourth Session on 6th June, 1951, and
Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the principle of equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value, which is the seventh item on the agenda of the session, and
Having determined that these proposals shall take the form of an inter- national Convention,
adopts this
day of
of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one the following Convention, which may be cited as the Equal Remunera- tion Convention, 1951:
ARTICLE 1
For the purpose of this Convention—
(a) the term "remuneration" includes the ordinary, basic or minimum wage or salary and any additional emoluments whatsoever, either in cash or in kind, which are received by the worker from his employer and arise out of his employment;
(b) the term "equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value" refers to rates of remuneration established without discrimination based on sex.
ARTICLE 2
1. Each Member shall take all practicable measures, by means appropriate to the methods in operation for determining rates of remuneration, to promote and, in so far as the nature of such methods allows, to ensure the application to all workers of the principle of equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value.
2. This principle may be applied by means of--
(a) national laws or regulations;
(b) legally established or recognised machinery for wage determination; (c) collective agreements between employers and workers; or (dPageon binafigs of these various means.
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Page 584 Where necessary and appropriate for purposes of applying the preceding article, measures shall be taken to promote objective appraisal of jobs on the basis of the work to be performed, the abilities required for its performance, and the conditions under which it is performed, or on such other basis as may be decided upon by the authorities responsible for the determination of rates of remuneration or, where such rates are determined by collective agreement, by the parties thereto.
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Each Member shall co-operate as appropriate with the employers' and workers' organisations concerned for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this Convention.
B. PROPOSED RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING EQUAL REMUNERATION FOR MEN AND WOMEN WORKERS FOR WORK OF EQUAL VALUE
The General Conference of the International Labour Organisation,
Having been convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the Inter- national Labour Office, and having met in its Thirty-fourth Session on 6th June, 1951, and
Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to the principle of equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value, which is the seventh item on the agenda of the session, and
Having determined that these proposals shall take the form of a Recom- mendation supplementing the Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951,
adopts this..
of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one, the following Recommendation, which may be cited as the Equal Remuneration Recommendation, 1951:----
day of
Whereas the Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951, lays down certain general principles concerning equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value;
Whereas this Convention provides that the application of these principles shall be ensured by means appropriate to the methods in operation for determining rates of remuneration in the countries concerned;
Whereas it is desirable to indicate certain procedures for the progressive appli- cation of these principles;
Whereas it is at the same time desirable that all Members should have regard to methods of applying the principles which have been found satisfactory in certain countries;
The Conference recommends that each Member should, subject to the pro- visions of Article 2 of the Convention, apply the following provisions, as rapidly `as national conditions allow, and report to the International Labour Office as requested by the Governing Body concerning the measures taken to give effect thereto:
1. Appropriate action should be taken, after consultation with the workers or with representatives of the workers' organisations concerned—
(a) to ensure the application of the principle of equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value to all employees of central government departments or agencies; and
(b) to encourage the application of the principle to employees of State, pro- Page 584 official or local government departments or pencies where these have
jurisdiction over rates of remuneration.