Improvement of the work of the Commission on Population and Development

Discrimination based on work and descent

Substantive issues Discrimination on grounds of citizenship

2005 Discrimination based on work and descent

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It is difficult to prove discrimination based on labor.

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State and Entity constitutions forbid discrimination on the basis of religious beliefs.

Protection of maternity and prevention of discrimination against women based on maternity

The Constitution expressly rejects discrimination on the basis of sex.

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On the other hand, a paradoxical situation is that Constitution prohibits the discrimination against the women on the basis of gender, but does not hinder the discrimination on the basis of marital status.

Important initiatives have been undertaken to confront discrimination based on sexual orientation.

In that regard, Congress had adopted regulations penalizing discrimination in all its various manifestations, including gender based discrimination.

The Constitution lays down clear and specific guarantees against discrimination based on sex.

Private health insurance is prohibited by statute from discriminating on the basis of gender.

That equality provision had been regularly interpreted by the courts as prohibiting gender, age or any other kind of discrimination.

He asked whether legislation was in place to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

The Québec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms includes social condition as a prohibited ground of discrimination.

The Constitution thus establishes clear and specific guarantees against discrimination on the basis of sex.

One of the CNCD' lines of action is to combat discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Lastly, efforts were being made to eliminate gender discriminatory components of education materials.

13. Recommends, in this context, that partnerships should also foster the elimination of discrimination, including on gender grounds, in respect of employment and occupation

Direct and indirect discrimination based on gender is also prohibited by the Employment Contracts Act.

2. States Parties shall prohibit all discrimination on the basis of disability and guarantee to persons with disabilities equal and effective legal protection against discrimination on all grounds.

He wondered whether the Sex Discrimination Act 2002 extended to discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation.

In August 2000, the Committee organized a thematic debate on the issue of discrimination against Roma and, in August 2002, it held a discussion on descent based discrimination.

Lebanon's labour legislation decreed that there should be no discrimination on the basis of gender.

Underlining the important role of education in the promotion of tolerance and the elimination of discrimination based on religion or belief,

To discriminate against or stigmatize anyone on account of their genetic characteristics is prohibited.

Nunavummiut cannot, under the Act, be discriminated against on the basis of lawful source of income.

(a) The present anti discrimination legislation does not cover discrimination on the basis of race, sexual orientation and age

Is your institution aware of the existence of communities (including diaspora communities), groups of people or areas that are discriminated against in your country?

Such treatment violated international law, which prohibited discrimination against prisoners on the basis of their political convictions.

Substantive issues Discrimination on the basis of language freedom of expression minority rights fair trial effective remedy

The General Secretariat for Gender Equality underlines the need of handling the gender equality issue in terms of equity, not discrimination.

16. Recommends, in this context, that partnerships should also foster the elimination of all forms of discrimination, including on gender grounds, in respect of employment and occupation

15. Recommends, in this context, that partnerships should also foster the elimination of all forms of discrimination, including on gender grounds, in respect of employment and occupation

Recommends, in this context, that partnerships should also foster the elimination of all forms of discrimination, including on gender grounds, in respect of employment and occupation

Identify communities (including diaspora communities), groups of people or areas that are discriminated against based on work and descent in any country that your organization is aware of in reasonable detail with regard to the number of people affected, historical, social, religious and cultural backgrounds and types of discrimination (for example, discrimination with

Does your organization deal with the issue of discrimination based on work and descent? Provide information regarding the nature and extent of the work of your organization to eliminate such discrimination.