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| Name: | Act No. VIII-947 of 1 December 1998 on equal opportunities for men and women (Text No. 80). |
| Country: | Lithuania |
| Subject(s): | Equality of opportunity and treatment |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 1998-12-01 |
| Entry into force: | |
| Published on: | Vedomosti, 1999-03-31, No. 9, pp. 5-11 |
| ISN: | LTU-1998-L-53285 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=53285&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Vedomosti, 1999-03-31, No. 9, pp. 5-11 English translation (as amended to 2008)  Seimas of the Repubulic of Lithuania, Lithuania (consulted on 2009-09-28)Act in English International Women's Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific (consulted on 2006-12-12)Act on-line in Lithuanian Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, Lithuania (consulted on 2009-09-28) |
| Abstract/Citation: | Provides for the obligation for employers to give equal rights to men and women workers: equal choice criteria during admission to employment, and an equal working conditions and training possibilities, and an equal wage for equal work. Also establishes a supervision system for the implementation of the law and examination of complaints. Available in English. |