Pay equity, minimum wage and equality at work

Jill. Rubery

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Reviews the underlying causes of pay discrimination embedded within the organization of the labour market and structures of pay and reward. Discusses the need to focus on pay equity as part of a general strategy of promoting equity and decent work and examines the case for using minimum wage policies in comparison to more targeted equal pay policies to reduce gender pay equity. Identifies potential obstacles to or support for such policies and describes experiences of the use of minimum wages in selected countries.

Keywords: equal pay; minimum wage; equal employment opportunity.; women workers; wage differential.; sexual division of labour; sex discrimination; management attitude; employees attitude; égalité de rémunération; salaire minimum; égalité des chances dans l'emploi; travailleuses; disparité des salaires; division du travail basée sur le sexe; discrimination fondée sur le sexe; attitude patronale; attitude des salariés; igualdad de remuneración; salario mínimo; igualdad de oportunidades en el empleo; trabajadoras; diferencia del salario; división del trabajo por sexo; discriminación por razones de sexo; actitud de la dirección; actitud de los trabajadores (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 74 pages
Date: 2003
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Published in Working paper series, InFocus Programme on Promoting the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.

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