Equal Remuneration Convention

Convention (No.100) concerning Equal Remuneration for Men and Women Workers for Work of Equal Value

Adopted on 29 June 1951 by the General Conference of the International Labour Organisation at its thirty-fourth session, entry into force 23 May 1953, in accordance with Article 6

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 payable directly or indirectly, whether in cash or in kind, by the employer to the worker and arising out of the worker's 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 3

3. Differential rates between workers, which correspond, without regard to sex, to differences, as determined by such objective appraisal, in the work to be performed, shall not be considered as being contrary to the principle of equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value.