translate English to French: Prior to his election, the new President had announced that if elected, he would make wage equality a priority, and a conference on equal wages had been held in November 2006; one of its outcomes had been the decision to impose financial penalties on companies that had not established a plan to ensure wage equality by December 2009.
Une conférence sur l'égalité salariale a été organisée en novembre 2006 ; l'une de ses conclusions s'est traduite dans la décision d'imposer des amendes aux entreprises n'ayant pas établi un programme d'action visant à assurer l'égalité salariale d'ici décembre 2009.