12. Welcomes the increase of the minimum wage in the RMG sector by 77 % from EUR 35 to EUR62 per month and encourages more universal implementation; notes, however, that in practice the minimum wage in the garment industry still falls short of covering the basic needs of the workers and that it should amount to at least EUR 104 in order to do so, and calls on the Government of Bangladesh to establish a living minimum wage in full consultation with trade unions and employees; further urges the government to ensure that garment factor ...[+++]ies actually pay the wages that are due;

12. Welcomes the increase of the minimum wage in the RMG sector by 77 % from EUR 35 to EUR 62 per month and encourages more universal implementation; notes, however, that in practice the minimum wage in the garment industry still falls short of covering the basic needs of the workers and that it should amount to at least EUR 104 in order to do so, and calls on the Government of Bangladesh to establish a living minimum wage in full consultation with trade unions and employees; further urges the government to ensure that garment facto ...[+++]ries actually pay the wages that are due;

7. Considers that wages are generally lower in the retail trade than, on average, in other sectors and that this results in skills shortages, as the low wages discourage highly skilled workers from remaining in the trade and from regarding it as a sector where it is possible to make a career; recommends, therefore, that Member States and businesses adopt wage rates in the sector that provide employees with a decent living, which should always be done in agreement with the social partners, where relevant;

Efficiency Action Plans in accordance with Article 14 and monitor the overall performance of the public sector in relation to the national indicative energy savings target.

The evaluation is preceded by a comprehensive analysis/diagnosis of the situation of women in the labour market, by sectors, by ages, salaries, in education and vocational training, in the enterprises, in rural areas, conciliation with family life, etc., based on updated data broken down by sex.

7. Recalls the decision of the Stockholm Summit that the Council together with the Commission will develop indicators to ensure that there are no discriminatory pay differentials between men and women; in this respect, strongly supports the proposal in the Guidelines to adopt a multi-faceted strategy to achieve gender pay equality in both the public and private sectors, but wishes the introduction of precise national quantitative targets and target dates to tackle the pay gap to be called for more specifically from the Member States; also expects European target figures to be set aimed at closing the gap between me ...[+++]n's and women's pay, which will help to avoid the compartmentalisation of the labour market and change traditional roles; regrets, however, the little attention devoted by most Members States to combating the problem of gender pay gaps, and calls therefore on the Member States to encourage employers to develop annual reports with information on: (a) the proportions of women and men at different levels of the organisation, (b) pay differentials for equal work and for work of equal value, and (c) actions to improve the situation and increase pay transparency; also wishes the Member States to draw up equal pay plans and annual reports on developments in the area of equal pay which will serve as a basis for the Commission to draw up progress reports taking into account national action plans on employment.