Latest items for ERBG-LAW-1
Jan. 18, 2025, 12:52 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"In just over three years, Afghan women have been banned from nearly every aspect of public life: schools, universities, most workplaces – even parks and bathhouses" (para 3).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"In just over three years, Afghan women have been banned from nearly every aspect of public life: schools, universities, most workplaces – even parks and bathhouses" (para 3).
Jan. 17, 2025, 11:50 a.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"For example, both female factory workers and factory managers cited a lack of safe and accessible transport options as a key barrier for female workers to utilize child-care or breast-feeding facilities which factories are obliged to provide under Cambodian labor law" (12).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"For example, both female factory workers and factory managers cited a lack of safe and accessible transport options as a key barrier for female workers to utilize child-care or breast-feeding facilities which factories are obliged to provide under Cambodian labor law" (12).
Jan. 16, 2025, 10:50 a.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"With regard to paragraph 35 (a), to ensure equal opportunities for women and men in the labour market, the National Institute for Vocational Training establishes educational training programmes and activities and courses for people from different population groups, including women from rural and urban areas, indigenous and Afro-Honduran peoples and persons with disabilities" (29). "In 2019, the National Institute for Vocational Training provided digital literacy courses for 26,881 women, and as of October 2020, 140,398 women have been trained in courses including financial tools, information and communications technology, the Microsoft Office suite of software, including basic Excel, accounting, databases and Adobe tools. In addition, it provides technical and professional training...more
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"With regard to paragraph 35 (a), to ensure equal opportunities for women and men in the labour market, the National Institute for Vocational Training establishes educational training programmes and activities and courses for people from different population groups, including women from rural and urban areas, indigenous and Afro-Honduran peoples and persons with disabilities" (29). "In 2019, the National Institute for Vocational Training provided digital literacy courses for 26,881 women, and as of October 2020, 140,398 women have been trained in courses including financial tools, information and communications technology, the Microsoft Office suite of software, including basic Excel, accounting, databases and Adobe tools. In addition, it provides technical and professional training...more
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:45 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"Thousands of home-based workers spread across Pakistan’s Sindh province achieved a historic victory in May 2018 with the enactment of the Sindh HomeBased Workers Act – the first piece of legislation in South Asia solely for home-based workers. The Act was the result of more than two decades of organizing and advocacy, and gives approximately 5 million home-based workers in Sindh the right to unionize and bargain collectively, social protection, and access dispute resolution mechanisms" (par. 1-2). "The result of their advocacy, the Sindh Home-Based Workers Act, 2018, was a significant achievement: it gives homeworkers legal recognition as “employees” and has widespread implications as it applies to all sectors and...more
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"Thousands of home-based workers spread across Pakistan’s Sindh province achieved a historic victory in May 2018 with the enactment of the Sindh HomeBased Workers Act – the first piece of legislation in South Asia solely for home-based workers. The Act was the result of more than two decades of organizing and advocacy, and gives approximately 5 million home-based workers in Sindh the right to unionize and bargain collectively, social protection, and access dispute resolution mechanisms" (par. 1-2). "The result of their advocacy, the Sindh Home-Based Workers Act, 2018, was a significant achievement: it gives homeworkers legal recognition as “employees” and has widespread implications as it applies to all sectors and...more
Jan. 10, 2025, 12:09 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"It is the latest attack on women’s rights by the Taliban who, since coming to power in August 2021, have ...forced women out of their jobs" (para 7).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"It is the latest attack on women’s rights by the Taliban who, since coming to power in August 2021, have ...forced women out of their jobs" (para 7).
Jan. 9, 2025, 6:41 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"JACKIE SPEIER: They are foot dragging and are, you know, violating, frankly, a provision I put in the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act that prohibits gender-separated training at any level" (par. 17).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"JACKIE SPEIER: They are foot dragging and are, you know, violating, frankly, a provision I put in the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act that prohibits gender-separated training at any level" (par. 17).
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:08 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"Article 4 of the State Civil Service and Municipal Civil Service Act enshrines the principle of equal access for citizens to employment, regardless of sex, race, language, disability, ethnicity, religion, political or other opinion, origin, property or other status. Article 23 of the Act establishes the rule that competition for vacant posts must ensure equal access for all citizens to the State and municipal civil services. This norm has been implemented in Regulation No. 706 on the procedure for the civil service competitions and career development in the State and municipal civil services of the Kyrgyz Republic, which was approved by the Government on 29 December 2016. If candidates receive...more
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"Article 4 of the State Civil Service and Municipal Civil Service Act enshrines the principle of equal access for citizens to employment, regardless of sex, race, language, disability, ethnicity, religion, political or other opinion, origin, property or other status. Article 23 of the Act establishes the rule that competition for vacant posts must ensure equal access for all citizens to the State and municipal civil services. This norm has been implemented in Regulation No. 706 on the procedure for the civil service competitions and career development in the State and municipal civil services of the Kyrgyz Republic, which was approved by the Government on 29 December 2016. If candidates receive...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:43 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1, ERBG-DATA-1
"The gender wage gap in Korea is still significant, and women face many more challenges in balancing work and family life" (para 5). "South Korea has some of the longest work hours in the developed world and is consistently ranked as one of the worst places for women to pursue equal opportunities in the workplace" (para 24).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1, ERBG-DATA-1
"The gender wage gap in Korea is still significant, and women face many more challenges in balancing work and family life" (para 5). "South Korea has some of the longest work hours in the developed world and is consistently ranked as one of the worst places for women to pursue equal opportunities in the workplace" (para 24).
Jan. 8, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Tajikistan
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"Moreover, in accordance with article 35 of the Constitution, everyone has the right to work, to choose an occupation or type of work, to labour protection and to social protection against unemployment. Restrictions of any kind in employment relations are prohibited" (p. 3). "The Labour Code of Tajikistan prohibits discrimination in labour relations (article 7). All citizens have equal opportunities in the area of labour relations. Any distinction, exclusion or preference, or denial of employment on grounds of gender, resulting in violation of equality of opportunity in the area of employment, is prohibited. Distinctions in the labour sphere based on the special requirements of certain types of work or the...more
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"Moreover, in accordance with article 35 of the Constitution, everyone has the right to work, to choose an occupation or type of work, to labour protection and to social protection against unemployment. Restrictions of any kind in employment relations are prohibited" (p. 3). "The Labour Code of Tajikistan prohibits discrimination in labour relations (article 7). All citizens have equal opportunities in the area of labour relations. Any distinction, exclusion or preference, or denial of employment on grounds of gender, resulting in violation of equality of opportunity in the area of employment, is prohibited. Distinctions in the labour sphere based on the special requirements of certain types of work or the...more
Dec. 6, 2024, 10:42 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"Women and girls have been increasingly confined to their homes since the Taliban takeover in 2021. They are barred from education beyond sixth grade, including university, public spaces like parks, and most jobs" (para 7). "Women are no longer working in the judiciary or law enforcement, not allowed to deal with crimes of gender-based violence, and only permitted to attend work when called upon by their male supervisors, according to the U.N. report" (para 12).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"Women and girls have been increasingly confined to their homes since the Taliban takeover in 2021. They are barred from education beyond sixth grade, including university, public spaces like parks, and most jobs" (para 7). "Women are no longer working in the judiciary or law enforcement, not allowed to deal with crimes of gender-based violence, and only permitted to attend work when called upon by their male supervisors, according to the U.N. report" (para 12).
Dec. 6, 2024, 10:55 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1, AFE-LAW-1
"UN officials and human rights activists have raised the alarm about the sharp increase in the number of women attempting to take their own lives. They have explicitly linked it to Taliban restrictions on every aspect of women’s existence, from a ban on education above elementary level and a prohibition on most work, to a bar on entering parks, bathhouses and other public spaces" (para 6).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1, AFE-LAW-1
"UN officials and human rights activists have raised the alarm about the sharp increase in the number of women attempting to take their own lives. They have explicitly linked it to Taliban restrictions on every aspect of women’s existence, from a ban on education above elementary level and a prohibition on most work, to a bar on entering parks, bathhouses and other public spaces" (para 6).
Dec. 5, 2024, 4:37 p.m.
Countries: Norway
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"The Committee welcomes the…[a]mendment to the Working Environment Act to strengthen the right to full-time work, in 2023" (2).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"The Committee welcomes the…[a]mendment to the Working Environment Act to strengthen the right to full-time work, in 2023" (2).
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:25 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"Afghanistan is one of the few countries where there are no female judges, attorneys, or prosecutors" (para 1). "Despite the fact that women are trained in law, the present bar directorate at the Ministry of Justice canceled all the bar licenses of female attorneys and continues to not accept any applications from women. The Taliban have declared that in accordance with sharia law and principles, women should not serve as judges ... Afghanistan is one of the few countries where women are no longer permitted to serve as judges as a result of Taliban policy. They are also ineligible to practice law and prosecute crimes" (para 3, 4). "In addition,...more
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"Afghanistan is one of the few countries where there are no female judges, attorneys, or prosecutors" (para 1). "Despite the fact that women are trained in law, the present bar directorate at the Ministry of Justice canceled all the bar licenses of female attorneys and continues to not accept any applications from women. The Taliban have declared that in accordance with sharia law and principles, women should not serve as judges ... Afghanistan is one of the few countries where women are no longer permitted to serve as judges as a result of Taliban policy. They are also ineligible to practice law and prosecute crimes" (para 3, 4). "In addition,...more
Nov. 16, 2024, 3:40 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"The recent Taliban ban on women working in international and national organisations and women moving about public spaces has also affected women being able to find employment" (para 4). "The Taliban also ordered the closure of all beauty salons, public bathrooms, and sports centres for women, important sectors of employment for women" (para 17).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"The recent Taliban ban on women working in international and national organisations and women moving about public spaces has also affected women being able to find employment" (para 4). "The Taliban also ordered the closure of all beauty salons, public bathrooms, and sports centres for women, important sectors of employment for women" (para 17).
Nov. 12, 2024, 1:32 p.m.
Countries: Latvia
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"The Committee welcomes the amendments to the Labour Law to strengthen the equal treatment of women and men in employment and consider harassment as a form of discrimination. It also takes note of the inclusive employment guidelines for the period 2015–2020, which are aimed at promoting equal opportunities in the labour market for all persons, regardless of age, gender or disability, and have overcoming the gender pay gap as one of the key priorities" (11).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"The Committee welcomes the amendments to the Labour Law to strengthen the equal treatment of women and men in employment and consider harassment as a form of discrimination. It also takes note of the inclusive employment guidelines for the period 2015–2020, which are aimed at promoting equal opportunities in the labour market for all persons, regardless of age, gender or disability, and have overcoming the gender pay gap as one of the key priorities" (11).
Nov. 1, 2024, 10:37 a.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"The Public Order Act of 1996 imposed conservative Islamic social codes which restricted women’s movement, work and study" (para 10).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"The Public Order Act of 1996 imposed conservative Islamic social codes which restricted women’s movement, work and study" (para 10).
Oct. 16, 2024, 3:08 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"Afghanistan is one of the few countries where there are no female judges, attorneys, or prosecutors" (para 1). "Despite the fact that women are trained in law, the present bar directorate at the Ministry of Justice canceled all the bar licenses of female attorneys and continues to not accept any applications from women. The Taliban have declared that in accordance with sharia law and principles, women should not serve as judges ... Afghanistan is one of the few countries where women are no longer permitted to serve as judges as a result of Taliban policy. They are also ineligible to practice law and prosecute crimes" (para 3, 4). "In addition,...more
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"Afghanistan is one of the few countries where there are no female judges, attorneys, or prosecutors" (para 1). "Despite the fact that women are trained in law, the present bar directorate at the Ministry of Justice canceled all the bar licenses of female attorneys and continues to not accept any applications from women. The Taliban have declared that in accordance with sharia law and principles, women should not serve as judges ... Afghanistan is one of the few countries where women are no longer permitted to serve as judges as a result of Taliban policy. They are also ineligible to practice law and prosecute crimes" (para 3, 4). "In addition,...more
Oct. 16, 2024, 11:13 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, ERBG-LAW-1
"Afghanistan's Taliban-run administration on Saturday ordered all local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGO) to stop female employees from coming to work, according to an economy ministry letter" (para 1). "The Taliban have banned girls from middle school and high school, barred women from most fields of employment and ordered them to wear head-to-toe clothing in public. Women are also banned from parks and gyms" (para 37).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, ERBG-LAW-1
"Afghanistan's Taliban-run administration on Saturday ordered all local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGO) to stop female employees from coming to work, according to an economy ministry letter" (para 1). "The Taliban have banned girls from middle school and high school, barred women from most fields of employment and ordered them to wear head-to-toe clothing in public. Women are also banned from parks and gyms" (para 37).
Oct. 9, 2024, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"In 2011, The Labour Act Revised Edition 2011, CAP 297 of the Laws of Belize 2 was amended to protect workers from unfair dismissal and unequal treatment in the workplace due to pregnancy, HIV status, and filing a sexual harassment case against an employer or co-worker. Prior to the revision of this law women and other workers did not have law protection to address these abuses in the workplace" (3).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"In 2011, The Labour Act Revised Edition 2011, CAP 297 of the Laws of Belize 2 was amended to protect workers from unfair dismissal and unequal treatment in the workplace due to pregnancy, HIV status, and filing a sexual harassment case against an employer or co-worker. Prior to the revision of this law women and other workers did not have law protection to address these abuses in the workplace" (3).
July 18, 2024, 6:38 p.m.
Countries: Guatemala
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is implementing the 2017–2032 national policy for decent employment, whose priority areas and guiding principles include gender equity, with the aim of ensuring that women have access to fairly paid and productive work under conditions that ensure respect for their freedom, security and human dignity" (22). "In 2021, in order promote access to employment for women and other vulnerable groups, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, through the National Employment Service, held the first job fair for persons with disabilities, where 2,227 jobs were offered by 57 companies. The Ministry also held a job fair for young people with the participation of...more
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is implementing the 2017–2032 national policy for decent employment, whose priority areas and guiding principles include gender equity, with the aim of ensuring that women have access to fairly paid and productive work under conditions that ensure respect for their freedom, security and human dignity" (22). "In 2021, in order promote access to employment for women and other vulnerable groups, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, through the National Employment Service, held the first job fair for persons with disabilities, where 2,227 jobs were offered by 57 companies. The Ministry also held a job fair for young people with the participation of...more
March 15, 2024, 2:30 p.m.
Countries: Gabon
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"The [Social Protection] Fund also provides vocational and technical training to young women and unqualified women, to give them access to the formal sector" (17).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"The [Social Protection] Fund also provides vocational and technical training to young women and unqualified women, to give them access to the formal sector" (17).
Feb. 20, 2024, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"Law No. 16/010 of 15 July 2016, amending and supplementing Law No. 015-2002 of 16 October 2002, on the Labour Code, allows women to work at night" (2).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"Law No. 16/010 of 15 July 2016, amending and supplementing Law No. 015-2002 of 16 October 2002, on the Labour Code, allows women to work at night" (2).
Jan. 19, 2024, 12:06 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"Act No. 004 of 24 November 2016 establishes parity between men and women in all forms of employment" (21). "[Act No.004] article 7 (derived from article 80 of the Constitution of 30 March 2016), [establishes] a quota of 35 per cent for female candidates for decision-making positions in all areas of employment" (31).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"Act No. 004 of 24 November 2016 establishes parity between men and women in all forms of employment" (21). "[Act No.004] article 7 (derived from article 80 of the Constitution of 30 March 2016), [establishes] a quota of 35 per cent for female candidates for decision-making positions in all areas of employment" (31).
Jan. 4, 2024, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"[T]he statutory minimum Retirement Age (RA) and Re-employment Age (REA) [is currently] 62 and 67 years" (27).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"[T]he statutory minimum Retirement Age (RA) and Re-employment Age (REA) [is currently] 62 and 67 years" (27).
Nov. 6, 2023, 11:49 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"Rural women are entitled to equal access to various kinds of training, which helps to improve their technical skills so that they will be better positioned to enter the labour market and enjoy greater employment opportunities" (19-20). "Enhanced efforts have been made to build wellness and lactation rooms for women at work. In 2016, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, together with nine other agencies, issued the Guidance on Further Promoting the Construction of Maternity Facilities, which proposed that, by the end of 2020, all employers to be equipped with maternity facilities should have such standardized facilities mostly in place" (21).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"Rural women are entitled to equal access to various kinds of training, which helps to improve their technical skills so that they will be better positioned to enter the labour market and enjoy greater employment opportunities" (19-20). "Enhanced efforts have been made to build wellness and lactation rooms for women at work. In 2016, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, together with nine other agencies, issued the Guidance on Further Promoting the Construction of Maternity Facilities, which proposed that, by the end of 2020, all employers to be equipped with maternity facilities should have such standardized facilities mostly in place" (21).
Oct. 30, 2023, 8:09 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"As of September 2017, provisions on prohibited work for women had been implemented by 1.633 million grassroots labour unions, covering 3.77 million employers and benefiting 72.296 million women; provisions for the special treatment for female employees during menstruation, pregnancy and postpartum and lactation periods had been implemented by 1.64 million grass-roots labour unions, covering 3.798 million employers and benefiting 73.358 million women" (22). "“One Million-Strong New Women Farmers Training Initiative” and the “5123 Programme” (aimed at training 50,000 women entrepreneurs, 10,000 women managers, 20,000 women champions and more than 3,000 women cadres in rural areas" (27).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"As of September 2017, provisions on prohibited work for women had been implemented by 1.633 million grassroots labour unions, covering 3.77 million employers and benefiting 72.296 million women; provisions for the special treatment for female employees during menstruation, pregnancy and postpartum and lactation periods had been implemented by 1.64 million grass-roots labour unions, covering 3.798 million employers and benefiting 73.358 million women" (22). "“One Million-Strong New Women Farmers Training Initiative” and the “5123 Programme” (aimed at training 50,000 women entrepreneurs, 10,000 women managers, 20,000 women champions and more than 3,000 women cadres in rural areas" (27).
Oct. 10, 2023, 3:49 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"Tuesday, June 27, 2023: The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act takes effect today, requiring employers to make 'reasonable accommodations' for pregnant and postpartum workers" (para 1). “'Today’s Senate vote is a historic victory that has been more than 10 years in the making,' said Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center. 'When this end-of year package passes the House and is signed into law, it will no longer be the case that pregnant workers can be ousted from their jobs for simply requesting basic accommodations like permission to sit on a stool, carry a bottle of water, or take additional bathroom breaks" (para 5). "And while...more
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"Tuesday, June 27, 2023: The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act takes effect today, requiring employers to make 'reasonable accommodations' for pregnant and postpartum workers" (para 1). “'Today’s Senate vote is a historic victory that has been more than 10 years in the making,' said Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center. 'When this end-of year package passes the House and is signed into law, it will no longer be the case that pregnant workers can be ousted from their jobs for simply requesting basic accommodations like permission to sit on a stool, carry a bottle of water, or take additional bathroom breaks" (para 5). "And while...more
Sept. 30, 2023, 4 p.m.
Countries: Kazakhstan
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"The Committee welcomes the progress made by the State party in promoting access for women to employment. It also notes that discrimination in the workplace is prohibited under article 6 (2) of the Labour Code. (a) The reports of discrimination in employment and sexual harassment in the workplace, exacerbated by persistent gender stereotypes; (b) The significant gender pay gap (34 per cent) and the horizontal and vertical segregation in the labour market, including the list of 191 prohibited occupations for women, the concentration of women in traditional and low-paid sectors of the economy and a glass ceiling that precludes most women from reaching senior management positions" (pp.12-13).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"The Committee welcomes the progress made by the State party in promoting access for women to employment. It also notes that discrimination in the workplace is prohibited under article 6 (2) of the Labour Code. (a) The reports of discrimination in employment and sexual harassment in the workplace, exacerbated by persistent gender stereotypes; (b) The significant gender pay gap (34 per cent) and the horizontal and vertical segregation in the labour market, including the list of 191 prohibited occupations for women, the concentration of women in traditional and low-paid sectors of the economy and a glass ceiling that precludes most women from reaching senior management positions" (pp.12-13).
Sept. 22, 2023, 8:51 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"The labor law prohibits discrimination in employment and occupation based on race, sex, religion, disability, or language... The constitution prohibits all forms of discrimination, although it does not specifically address sexual orientation or gender identity (see section 6)" (27).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"The labor law prohibits discrimination in employment and occupation based on race, sex, religion, disability, or language... The constitution prohibits all forms of discrimination, although it does not specifically address sexual orientation or gender identity (see section 6)" (27).
Sept. 6, 2023, 5:35 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"[A] source with Taliban leadership ties told the Guardian that even if practical barriers to women entering higher education are removed, the authorities are considering limiting them to degrees in healthcare and education...Previously, under Taliban rule from 1996 to 2001, women weren't allowed to work or be educated" (para 12, 15).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"[A] source with Taliban leadership ties told the Guardian that even if practical barriers to women entering higher education are removed, the authorities are considering limiting them to degrees in healthcare and education...Previously, under Taliban rule from 1996 to 2001, women weren't allowed to work or be educated" (para 12, 15).