ABC of Women Workers Rights’ and Gender Equality

In order to promote equality between women and men in the world of work, international labor standards and national legislation have been adopted on a wide range of related issues. However, workers are often unaware of their rights derived from these standards —a fact that has been increasingly identified as a major obstacle to their effective use. This revised and expanded edition focuses on states' or employers' obligations and workers' rights, in relation to gender equality in the world of work. The book incorporates important information relevant to women workers on topics including sexual harassment, women in development, and the glass ceiling. Other major developments for both female and male workers are included under gender mainstreaming and other gender issues, fundamental principles and rights at work, globalization, export processing zones, part-time work, and workers with family responsibilities. With an easy-to-follow format, this guide is an essential tool for raising awareness and legal literacy on critical work and gender equality issues. 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 "Arranged alphabetically by topic, it focuses primarily on States' and employers' obligations and workers' rights as regards equality between men and women, enshrined in the ILO's body of international labour standards (Conventions and recommendations). It also refers to other relevant developments and trends in international law (for example, United Nations instruments), supranational law (for instance, European Community directives), and national legislation and practice"--Page 1 Focuses on states' and employers' obligations, and workers' rights relating to gender concerns derived from the ILO's body of international labour standards (Conventions and Recommendations). Reflects other relevant developments and trends in international law, supranational law, and national legislation and practice. The Guide is arranged alphabetically by topic This second-editioned publication presents important information relevant to women workers in entries on sexual harassment, women in development, the glass ceiling and many more. With an easy-to-follow, this book provides an essential tool raising awareness and legal literacy on gender equality issues.