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Ecuador's Organic Law for Equal Pay Between Women and Men (2024)

Ecuador · Quito · See the Ecuador profile · See the Quito profile

Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported Top 68% 52/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

In force since 19 Jan 2024, Ecuador's Organic Law for Equal Pay obliges all public/private employers nationwide to report yearly on equal-pay actions and undergo verification, with compliant employers publicly certified — while 2023 BID data showed women earning about 12% less.

457.4 USD
Average monthly labour income - men (2023)
404.6 USD
Average monthly labour income - women (2023)
28.7 %
Adequate employment - women (2023)
40.8 %
Adequate employment - men (2023)
Ecuador's Organic Law for Equal Pay Between Women and Men (2024)

Details

Promoter
National Assembly of Ecuador / Ministerio del Trabajo
Period
2024–present
Keywords
national legislation, labour regulation, equal pay, public administration

Context

Ecuador's Organic Law for Equal Pay Between Women and Men entered into force on 19 January 2024, obliging all public and private employers to report annually on equal-pay actions.

Activities

Labour authorities verify compliance and issue a public certification to compliant employers, publicised through mass media as a reputational incentive.

Results

IDB data cited alongside the law showed Ecuador's 2023 average labour income at USD 457.4/month for men versus USD 404.6 for women, an approximate 12% gap, with adequate employment at 28.7% for women versus 40.8% for men.

Conclusions

Because the law took effect in January 2024, no independent post-implementation evaluation has yet been published; it is included for its binding legal design rather than proven outcomes.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Low (< €50k)
Time to results
Short (< 1 year)
Staffing & skills
labour authority verifiers

Conditions for success

  • public certification as a reputational incentive

Common failure modes

  • penalty schedule left to future implementing regulations
  • no post-implementation evaluation yet

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