Guatemala

(Information has not yet been validated by the respective governmental counterparts)

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

Yes

If yes, when?

1961

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

Yes

If yes, when?

1960

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

Yes

If yes, when?

1982

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

1985, Constitution, Section 102(c)
Available, in the original version, here.
2001, Labour Code, Section 89
Available, in the original version, here.
1968, Decree No. 1748 promulgating the Civil Service Act, Section 3
Available, in the original version, here.
The Constitution establishes the principle of equal salary for equal work in the same conditions, efficiency and seniority. The Labour Code provides that equal pay corresponds to equal work done in the same post and conditions of efficiency and seniority inside the same enterprise. The Civil Service Act also provides that equal pay shall correspond to equal work done under equal conditions, efficacy and seniority.

Are there any category of workers excluded?

No provisions could be located

Is there a definition of remuneration?

2001, Labour Code, Section 89 defines the salary as the retribution that the employer shall pay to the worker by virtue of the fulfilment of the labour contract or labour relation.

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)?

No provisions could be located

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?

2001, Labour Code, Sections 91 and 105
The Labour Code provides that the salary shall be determined freely, but that it cannot be established below the minimum wage. Through a structure of Paritary Commissions, minimum wages can be established for each intellectual, industrial, commercial, farming or agricultural activity, at a national scale or for specific parts of the country.
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