Trinidad and Tobago

International Framework
Pay Equity Legislation
Transparency Measures
Minimum Wage
Collective Bargaining
Other Information

Has the country ratified ILO Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100)?

Yes

If yes, when?

1997

Has the country ratified ILO Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111)?

Yes

If yes, when?

1970

Has the country ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women?

Yes

If yes, when?

1990

OECD's Recommendation of the Council on Gender Equality in Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship

N/A

Does the law mandate equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value?

No provisions could be located

If not, does the law mandate equal pay for equal work and/or non-discrimination in relation to employment and occupation?

Yes

Legislative reference

2000, Equal Opportunity Act Available, in the original version, here.
No provisions mandating equal remuneration for work of equal value or equal pay for equal work could be located. However, the Equal Opportunity Act, prohibit discriminations on the ground of sex.

Are there any category of workers excluded?

No provisions could be located

Is there a definition of remuneration?

No provisions could be located

Is there a definition of work of equal value?

No provisions could be located

Does the law mandate for objective job evaluation (to ensure equal pay for work of equal value)?

Job evaluation methodologies utilized involved the use of factors such as "know-how", "problem-solving" and "accountability". A job evaluation utilizing a similar quantitative methodology is under way for offices in the public service which are within the purview of the Salaries Review Commission, and the same exercise should be carried out for offices in the civil service in the future.

Does the country have proactive and wage transparency laws and measures to address discriminatory pay gap (including any other measures to address undervaluation of women's work)?

No provisions could be located

Are there any provisions on minimum wage?

Yes

If yes, could you please specify whether at the national and/or sectoral level?

National

If yes, could you please provide details and appropriate reference?

As per Sections 6, 11, 14, 16, 17 and 18 of the 1976 Minimum Wage Act , the Minimum Wages Board shall advise and make recommendations to the Minister on all matters relating to the fixing of minimum wages and terms and conditions of service. The government sets the minimum wage in an Order based on the recommendation of the Minimum Wages Board. Available, in the unofficial version, here.
The national minimum wage is TT$17.50 per hour.
For the purposes of the Minimum Wages Act from 1976, worker is "a person in receipt of earnings from an employer in respect of employment". Interpretation Act Chapter 3:01 extends and applies to every written law in Trinidad and Tobago. According to Section 16(1), "[w]ords in a written law importing [...] persons or male persons include male and female persons". Therefore, within the Minimum Wages Act, the term "worker" refers to both male and female persons. Therefore, the provisions of this legislation are non-discriminatory to female workers as both male and female workers are entitled to the national minimum wage.
1976, Minimum Wage Act, Section 2 Available, in the unofficial version, here.
1962, Interpretation Act, Section 16(1) Available, in the original version, here.

Are there any provisions in collective agreements related to the principle of equal remuneration for work of equal value?

No provisions could be located

Other useful info

N/A

Other useful databases

ILO NORMLEX website
ILO NATLEX website