collective agreements have created a suitable environment for women to do night jobs. This is the case with collective agreements in the medical field. 837- As for the recognition of the value of domestic work done by women, domestic work is governed by Decree No. 68/253 of 10 July 1968, amended by Decree No. 76/162 of 22 April 1976 to lay down the general conditions for employing domestic servants and housekeepers. B: Effective Access to Employment for Women 838- Efforts have been made to effectively guarantee the right to equal access to employment for women in both the public and private sectors. 1: In the Public Sector 839- Thanks to recruitments respecting the criteria of equality, equity and non-discrimination, many women have been able to find jobs in the Public Service. Proof of this is the results of the various competitive entrance examinations into the Public Service. 840- In 2015, the following figures were obtained for the various competitive entrance examinations: Competitive entrance into Training Schools (Men: 227, Women: 135); Competitive entrance for direct Recruitment (Men: 583, Women: 426); Competitive entrance for Professionals (Men: 1102, Women: 499), that is, a total of 2 972 persons with 1912 men and 1060 women. 841- The recruitments in 2016 either by competitive entrance into training schools or for professionals led to the employment of 1 000 persons out of 1 815 positions offered in the Public Service. The table below illustrates the workforce absorbed or not: Table No. 14: Statistics of successful candidates of administrative competitive entrance examinations in 2016 Nature of the competitive entrance examination Competitive entrance into training schools Competitive entrance for direct recruitment GRAND TOTAL Number of positions offered Number of persons Men recruited Sex Women Positions not filled 340 340 220 120 0 1,475 660 456 204 795 1,815 1,000 324 795 676 Source: MINFOPRA 138