1988, Equality in Employment and Occupation: Table of Contents


Description:(General Survey)
Convention:C111
Recommendation:R111
Subject classification: Non-discrimination (Employment and Occupation)
Subject classification: Women
Document:(Report III Part 4B)
Session of the Conference:75
Subject: Equality of Opportunity and Treatment
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Document No. (ilolex): 251988G01

Table of Contents

Paragraphs

Introduction 1-16

Background to the survey 2

ILO action regarding equality 3-8

Activities of the United Nations and

other organisations 9-10

Ratification of the Convention 11-13

Available information and arrangement of the survey 14-16

Chapter I. Scope of the convention as regards individuals,

definition and grounds of discrimination 17-75

Section 1. Scope of the Convention as regards individuals 17-21

Application of the Convention to all persons 17-20

Migrant workers 21

Section 2. Definition of discrimination 22-29

Definitions of discrimination contained

in legislation 23-26

Suspect class 27

The objective consequences of discrimination 28

Discrimination in law and in practice 29

Section 3: Grounds of discrimination 30-74

Subsection 1. Grounds of discrimination referred

to in Article 1, paragraph 1(a),

of the Convention 31-63

A. Race and colour 33-35

B. National extraction 36-37

C. Sex 38-46

Civil and marital status, family

situation, pregnancy and confinement 40-44

Sexual harassment 45-46

D. Religion 47-53

E. Social origin 54-56

F. Political opinion 57-63

Subsection 2. Other grounds of discrimination 64-74

Workers with family responsibilities 68

Disabled persons 69

State of health 70-71

Age 72-73

Trade union membership 74

Chapter II. Substative field of application of the

convention: access to training, occupation

and employment, terms and conditions of

employment 76-123

General 76

Section 1. Access to training and vocational guidance 77-85

Training 77-84

Vocational guidance 85

Section 2. Access to occupation and employment 86-106

Access to self-employed occupation 89-92

Placement 93-94

Access to wage-earning or salaried employment 95-99

Access to the public service 100-105

Access to employers' and

workers' organisations 106

Section 3. Terms and conditions of employment 107-123

Promotion 108-111

Security of tenure 112-117

Equal remuneration 118-119

Social security 120

Other conditions of employment 121-123

Chapter III. Inherent requirements of a particular job

and measures not deemed to be discrimination 124-156

General 124

Section 1. Inherent requirements of a particular job 125-133

Section 2. Measures affecting an individual who is

suspected of activities prejudicial to

the security of the State 134-138

Section 3. Special measures of protection or assistance 139-156

Subsection 1. Measures provided for in

international labour standards 140-145

Subsection 2. Measures designed to meet the

particular requirements of certain

categories of persons 146-156

Measures adopted on the basis of sex 148-150

Measures adopted for older persons 151-152

Measures adopted for disabled persons 153-155

Measures adopted for ethnic

minorities and other social groups 156

Chapter IV. Implementation of principles 157-236

General 157

Section 1: Formulation and content of a national policy

designed to promote equality of opportunity

and treatment 158-169

Methods appropriate to national conditions

and practice 160

Repeal of provisions inconsistent with

a national policy of equality 161

Contents of national policies 162-165

Affirmative action to correct de facto 166-169

inequalities in training and employment 166-169

Section 2: Measures to ensure the implementation of

a national policy of equal opportunity

and treatment 170-236

Subsection 1: Application of the principle of the

Convention to sectors under the

direct control of a national authority 172-184

Employment under the direct control

of a national authority 172-176

Employment for the performance

of public contracts 177

Training and vocational guidance 178-184

Subsection 2. Co-operation of employers' and

workers' organisations and other

appropriate bodies in promoting

the acceptance and observance of

the national policy 185-192

Subsection 3: Means of promotion and enforcement 193-215

A. General machinery for prevention,

application and supervision 193-195

Administrative structures 193-194

Bodies for the representation

of staffrative structures 195

B. Specialised bodies to promote,

enforce and supervise equality

and prevent discrimination 196-215

Competence and functions 204-205

Consultation and promotion 206-211

Review and policy formulation 212

Implementation and supervision 213-214

The effectiveness of specialised

bodies 215

Subsection 4. Remedial procedures 216-230

Exercise of rights of complaint 219-222

Financial assistance 223

Burden of proof 224-225

Protection against reprisals 226

Remedial action 227-228

Sanctions 229-230

Subsection 5: Educational programmes 231-236

Conclusions 237-253


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