ILO Convention on Workers with Family Responsibilities 1981 (No.156) and Recommendation on Workers with Family Responsi

1. ILO Convention on Workers with Family Responsibilities1981 (No.156) and Recommendation on Workers with Family Responsibilities, 1981 (No.156) Workers with Family Responsibilities

2. Rationale • C111 does not explicitly cover family responsibilities • Need for changes in traditional role of men and role of women in society and family to achieve full equality • Problems facing all workers are aggravated for those with family responsilities Workers with Family Responsibilities

3. Objectives Establishequality of opportunity and treatment • between men and women workers with family responsibilities • between workers with family responsibilities and other workers that do not have such responsibilities Workers with Family Responsibilities

4. Scope • Applies to all sectors of economic activity and all categories of workers • Applies to all men and women workers with family responsibilities • for dependent children • and any other dependent member of the immediate family Workers with Family Responsibilities

5. Scope Where such responsibilities restrict their possibilities for • preparing for • entering • participating • advancing in economic activities Workers with Family Responsibilities

6. Dependants Dependant child(ren) or other dependant family members as defined by • laws and regulations • Collective agreements • Works rules • Arbitration awards • Court decisions • A combination of these or any other manner Workers with Family Responsibilities

7. Progressive application • Allows for an application by stages if necessary taking into account national conditions • Any measures taken shall apply in any case to all workers Workers with Family Responsibilities

8. Application of the provisions • national legislation • collective agreements • works rules • arbitration awards • judicial decisions • a combination of these • or any other manner consistent with national practice Workers with Family Responsibilities

9. Social partners Employer’s and workers’ organizations shall have the right to participate in any manner appropriate to the national conditions, in devising and applying the measures taken Workers with Family Responsibilities

10. National Policy With a view of creating effective equality of opportunity and treatment Make it an aim of national policy to enable workers with family responsibilities to engage in employment without discrimination and, to the extent possible, without conflict between their work and family responsibilities. Workers with Family Responsibilities

11. National policy (2) Take all measures compatible with national conditions and possibilities to • Enable these workers to freely choose their employment • Take account of their needs in terms and conditions of work and social security • Take account their needs in community planning and in the development of public and private community services Workers with Family Responsibilities

12. Other requirements • Promote information and education to generate broader public awareness. • Organize vocational guidance and training to enable re-entry and stay in the labour force. • Ensure that family responsibilities cannot constitute a valid reason for termination of employment. Workers with Family Responsibilities