Food; drink; tobacco and Equality of opportunity

Women and social groups in many countries, including migrant workers, indigenous peoples and disabled workers are still subject to discriminatory treatment with regard to remuneration and other conditions of employment, as well as opportunities for training and promotion.

Useful links/resources

ILO efforts to reduce such discrimination, including in the food, drink and tobacco sectors, include the promotion of the following international labour standards:

• Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100);
  
• Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952 (No. 103);
  
• Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111);
  
• Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981 (No. 156);
  
• Employment Promotion and Protection against Unemployment Convention, 1988 (No. 168);
  
• Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169);
  
• Night Work Convention, 1990 (No. 171);
  
• Home Work Convention, 1996 (No. 177);
  
• Part-time Work Convention, 1994 (No. 175);
  
• Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187); and
  
• Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Recommendation, 2006 (No. 197)