ABC of Women Workers Rights’ and Gender Equality

Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 11
1. How to use this guide......Page 13
2. Gender equality in the ILO's mandate......Page 15
3. International labour Conventions and Recommendations......Page 16
4. Gender equality, a fundamental human right......Page 18
5. History of standard setting to promote women workers' rights and gender equality......Page 20
6. Sources of gender equality law: International labour standards, supranational law and national law......Page 22
7. Application and enforcement at the national level......Page 23
8. ILO standard setting and other means of action......Page 25
Access to employment......Page 27
Advertising for workers......Page 28
Affirmative action......Page 29
Agricultural and other rural workers......Page 31
Atypical work......Page 33
Bonded labour......Page 35
Burden of proof......Page 36
Care work......Page 38
Career breaks......Page 40
Career opportunities......Page 41
Cash and medical benefits for maternity......Page 42
Casual work......Page 43
Chemicals......Page 44
Childcare and family services and facilities......Page 45
Child labour......Page 47
Clandestine work......Page 50
Collective bargaining......Page 51
Commercial sexual exploitation......Page 52
Computers......Page 53
Conditions and benefits of employment......Page 55
Cooperatives......Page 56
Cultural identity, respect for......Page 57
Decent work......Page 58
Dependent workers......Page 59
Disciplinary action......Page 60
Discrimination......Page 61
Dismissal......Page 64
Diversity in the workplace......Page 65
Division of labour......Page 67
Domestic workers......Page 68
Economically active population......Page 71
Education......Page 72
Employability......Page 73
Employee......Page 75
Employer......Page 76
Employers' organizations......Page 77
Employment injury benefit......Page 79
Employment policy and promotion......Page 80
Employment relationship......Page 81
Equality of opportunity and treatment in employment and occupation......Page 83
Equal remuneration......Page 84
Export processing zones......Page 86
Family benefit......Page 88
Family responsibilities, workers with......Page 89
Female-headed households......Page 90
Flexibility of labour......Page 91
Forced labour......Page 93
Freedom of association and the right to organize......Page 95
Fundamental principles and rights at work......Page 96
Gender......Page 98
Gender analysis and planning......Page 99
Gender equality......Page 100
Gender mainstreaming......Page 101
Girl child labourers......Page 102
Glass ceiling......Page 103
Globalization......Page 104
Grievance procedures......Page 105
Harassment and pressure......Page 107
Health during maternity......Page 108
Health insurance......Page 109
HIV/AIDS......Page 110
Home work......Page 112
Hours of work......Page 113
Human resources development......Page 115
Hygiene in the workplace......Page 116
Indigenous and tribal peoples......Page 118
Informal economy......Page 119
Invalidity benefit......Page 122
Job evaluation and classification......Page 123
Labour administration......Page 125
Labour force......Page 126
Labour inspection......Page 127
Labour market......Page 128
Labour statistics......Page 129
Lifelong learning......Page 130
Maritime labour......Page 131
Maternity leave......Page 132
Maternity protection......Page 134
Migrant workers......Page 137
Millennium Development Goals......Page 139
Mines......Page 140
Minimum wage......Page 141
Mobbing......Page 142
Night work......Page 143
Non-traditional occupations......Page 144
Nursing personnel......Page 145
Occupational safety and health......Page 147
Occupational segregation......Page 150
Older women workers......Page 152
Own-account workers......Page 154
Parental leave......Page 155
Part-time workers......Page 156
Pay equity......Page 158
Performance appraisal......Page 159
Positive measures......Page 160
Public employment services and private employment agencies......Page 161
Public procurement policies......Page 162
Radiation protection......Page 163
Remedies and sanctions......Page 164
Remote working......Page 165
Representation and voice......Page 167
Rural workers......Page 168
Self-employed workers......Page 169
Sexual harassment......Page 171
Sick leave......Page 173
Small and medium-sized enterprises......Page 175
Social dialogue......Page 177
Social protection......Page 178
Social security......Page 180
Structural unemployment......Page 182
Survivors' benefit......Page 183
Teachers......Page 184
Termination of employment......Page 185
Trade unions, gender equality in......Page 186
Trafficking in persons......Page 187
Tripartism......Page 189
Tripartite consultation......Page 190
Unemployment......Page 192
Unpaid work......Page 193
Violence at work, gender-based......Page 195
Vocational training......Page 196
Women's entrepreneurship......Page 198
Work–family balance......Page 200
Work–life balance......Page 201
Working time......Page 202
Youth employment......Page 203
Bibliography......Page 205
Further resources......Page 208
ILO web sites......Page 209
Further reading......Page 210