58 265. Salary and retirement allowance of the Secretary General and salary and pensionable remuneration of the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme

Capacity building has several components, of which three are critical training, funding of civil service modernization and adequate pay for public servants.

The Labour Inspectorate, upon receiving a complaint from a domestic worker, wrote to the employer seeking the documents concerning hours, pay and conditions which he or she was legally obliged to keep.

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment has issued a number of pamphlets and also provides information on equal treatment and equal pay on its website (www.employment.gov.nl)

Upon request the Advisory Committee was provided with a detailed breakdown of the costs for each consultancy envisaged, including the area, the number of consultants, the duration, the rate applied and the related travel costs.

These measures also follow upon Recommendation No. 14, which addresses the application of the ILO Conventions on non discrimination in the workplace and equality in remuneration for the same work of the same value, for women and men.

This contract should stipulate, in any case, the number of hours to be worked, the number of leisure hours (minimum number of days off), the nature of the work, the weekly schedule, remuneration, and the period of notice.

Putting legal restrictions on women's work does not always protect women but can confine more women to undervalued and underpaid work and thereby legalizes discrimination.

ALMPs have two basic objectives (1) economic, by increasing the ability of the unemployed to find jobs, and increase productivity and earnings and (2) social, by improving the inclusion and participation of productive employment.

The Committee expresses its concern that women continue to be in a disadvantaged position in society in MSAR, especially with regard to employment and equal pay for work of equal value and participation in decision making.

Other reforms had also been undertaken to bring legislation into line with international commitments, including the reform of the Labour Code, to include equality in employment and wages and protection of women against harassment, and of the Criminal Code, to protect women against discrimination, domestic violence and sexual harassment.

When anti feminists make the case that there is now a level playing field for women, and that any gender gap in achievement and pay reflects women s own choices, they should consider what used to be called lookism.

1.50 The amount of 801,800 provides for the continuation of three posts ( 711,400) and non post resources related to general temporary assistance, overtime, travel and other operational costs, such as general operating expenses, supplies and materials and furniture and equipment.

Mere reference to a certain percentage of the base amount, i.e. the average amount of benefits payable under the German statutory pensions insurance scheme, does not suffice to substantiate the alleged discriminatory discrepancy between the remuneration for his work and work performed by the regular workforce.