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| Date Added to Site: 24th August 2007 | ||
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| Title | Equality at Work: Tackling the Challenges. Global Report under the Follow-up to the ILO Declaration (in English, French, Spanish and by email in German, Arabic, Chinese and Russian) | |
| Author | International Labour Organization (ILO) | |
| Publication Date | January 2007 | |
| Publisher | International Labour Organization (ILO) | |
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In 1998, the ILO's Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work was adopted. The Declaration is an expression of commitment by governments and employers' and workers' organisations to uphold basic human values vital to our social and economic lives, including the elimination of discrimination in the workplace. This is the second Global Report on discrimination under the follow-up to the Declaration. It finds that, despite considerable progress in women's educational achievements, the unequal burden of family responsibilities continues to place women at a disadvantage in finding full-time employment. One way of tackling this is through the introduction of policies to encourage men to take care-related leave. The report describes a range of parental leave arrangements in place in different countries. In Iceland, for example, no distinction is made between paternity and maternity leave but a nine-month paid leave (at 80 percent of salary) after childbirth is granted instead. This leave is split into three equal parts between the mother, the father (whose share is non-transferable) and the couple. In three years, the average number of days of parental leave taken by men increased from 39 to 83. However, a major challenge with care-related leave is that even when men are entitled to take leave, the take-up rate is generally poor - due in part to the low levels of benefits granted and to cultural values that uphold women's role as primary care-givers. The report also explores other strategies to address the discrimination faced by workers due to care responsibilities, such as better access to childcare, including for workers in the informal sector. Document file size: 1,800 KB This report is also available in French at: http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/---webdev/documents/publication/wcms_082608.pdf and in Spanish at: http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/---webdev/documents/publication/wcms_082609.pdf In addition, the report is also available in German, Arabic, Chinese and Russian. To order please contact: pubvente@ilo.org |
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