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Equal pay policies: International review of selected developing and developed countries

by Paula Määttä

Contents

Foreword

I. Introduction

A. Description of background and contents of paper

B. The principle of equal remuneration in the ILO

C. Women in the labour market

II. Australia

A. The legislative provisions for equality in pay

B. Scope of the concepts on equal pay

C. Measures for detemining and promoting the pay equality

D. Supervision and enforcement of the equal pay principle

E. The role of the social partners

III. Canada

A. The legislative provisions of equality in pay

B. Scope of the concepts on equal pay

C. Measures for determining and promoting pay equality

D. Supervision and enforcement of the equal pay principle

E. The role of the social partners

F. The role of the public sector

IV. Finland

A. The legislative provisions for equality in pay

B. Scope of the concepts on equal pay

C. Measures for determining and promoting pay equality

D. Supervision and enforcement of the equal pay principle

E. The role of the social partners

V. France

A. The legislative provisions of equality in pay

B. Scope of the concepts on equal pay

C. Measures for determining and promoting pay equality

D. Supervision and enforcement of the equal pay principle

E. The role of the social partners

F. The role of the public sector

VI. Germany

A. The legislative provisions of equality in pay

B. Scope of the concepts on equal pay

C. Measures for determining and promoting pay equality

D. Supervision and enforcement of the equal pay principle

E. The role of the social partners

F. The role of the public sector

VII. Ghana

A. The legislative provisions of equality in pay

B. Scope of the concepts on equal pay

C. Measures for determining and promoting pay equality

D. Supervision and enforcement of the equal pay principle

E. The role of the social partners

F. The role of the public sector and NGOs

VIII. India

A. The legislative provisions of equality in pay

B. Scope of the concepts on equal pay

C. Measures for determining and promoting pay equality

D. Supervision and enforcement of the equal pay principle

E. The role of the social partners

F. The role of the public sector

IX. New Zealand

A. The legislative provisions of equality in pay

B. Scope of the concepts on equal pay

C. Measures for determining and promoting pay equality

D. Supervision and enforcement of the equal pay principle

E. The role of the social partners

F. The role of the public sector

X. Philippines

A. The legislative provisions of equality in pay

B. Scope of the concepts on equal pay

C. Measures for determining and promoting pay equality

D. Supervision and enforcement of the equal pay principle

E. The role of the social partners

F. The role of the public sector

XI. United Kingdom

A. The legislative provisions of equality in pay

B. Scope of the concepts on equal pay

C. Measures for determining and promoting pay equality

D. Supervision and enforcement of the equal pay principle

E. The role of the social partners

XII. United States

A. The legislative provisions of equality in pay

B. Scope of the concepts on equal pay

C. Measures for determining and promoting pay equality

D. Supervision and enforcement of the equal pay principle

E. The role of the social partners

F. The role of the public sector

XIII. Zambia

A. The legislative provisions of equalityin pay

B. Scope of the concepts on equal pay

C. Measures for determining and promoting pay equality

D. Supervision and enforcement of the equal pay principle

E. The role of the social partners

F. The role of the public sector

XIV. Concluding remarks

Bibliography

Updated by BC. Approved by MR. Last update: 10 August 2000.