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External sources (not reviewed)

Hazards include, but are not limited to: mechanical hazards (e.g., collisions, falls, slips/trips, entanglements, equipment-related injuries); physical hazards (e.g., noise, vibration, lighting, radiation, electricity, asphyxiation, cold stress, heat stress); chemical hazards (e.g., related to acid and base heavy metals); exposure to lead solvents and particulates (e.g., asbestos); exposure to fumes and highly reactive chemicals; fires, conflagrations and explosions; biological hazards (e.g., bacteria, viruses, fungi, blood-borne pathogens,

Irregular migrants are more likely to be targeted by

In 2009, UNIFEM supported legal and policy reform, often in partnership with the International Labour Organization and ministries of labour, including through: continuing efforts across Asia to protect women’s rights in the context of migration; securing women’s rights to land in several countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, as well as in Ecuador and

(x) Ensure women’s and girls’ right to education at all levels as well as access to life skills and sex education based on full and accurate information and, with respect to girls and boys, in a manner consistent with their evolving capacities, and with appropriate direction and guidance from parents and legal guardians, in order to help women and girls, men and boys, to develop knowledge to enable them to make informed and responsible decisions to reduce early childbearing and

Clear policies and regulations on the conduct of prison staff aimed at providing maximum protection for women

The delegation made reference to a number of efforts, including the equity plan; a bill to

For example, regulation 2 (a) requires experts on mission to uphold the highest standards of integrity; regulation 2 (d) requires them to conduct themselves in a manner befitting their status; regulation 2 (j) requires them to observe

This could be supported by mandatory online training, such as the “Integrity

According to the Act on Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment and guidelines based on it,

As such, the mandate of the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission includes the Equal Employment Opportunities Law, Equal Pay for Male and Female Employees

Argentina, Australia, Botswana, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Japan, Mexico, Poland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and others have made efforts to accelerate the recruitment and retention of women in the military and/or police and their deployment in field missions, including through removal of legal barriers to women’s participation in security services,

While noting the acknowledgment of the State party about the

In that regard, the Committee remains concerned by the situation of extreme vulnerability of those workers, who in most cases are subjected to

The representative of Sri Lanka reported that a bill to establish a national commission on women was being finalized; the Prevention

(b) To develop codes of conduct for personnel in public and private

The Ministry for Peace and Reconstruction had adopted a policy to have women constitute 33 per cent of local peace committees in all districts; a Gender

The nature and type of inquiries in this category could be classified into: (a) concerns with regard to the fair and equal treatment

(c) Fifteen girls who were released from UFDR were interviewed by the United Nations in March 2008: five girls,

Urges States to ensure that the applicable requirements of the International Labour Organization for the employment of girls and boys are respected and effectively enforced and that girls who are employed have equal access to decent work, and equal payment and remuneration, are

A user survey showed the Knowledge Centre supporting work on public policies and legal reforms (Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea), the costing of national plans (Seychelles), educating students on men and gender equality (Kenya), training providers (Kurdistan, Iraq), judges (Europe) and police (Papua

Women prison staff shall receive equal access to training as male staff, and all staff involved in the management

Employer policies such as training gender competencies for staff, paternity leave (leave for men to stay home with the newborn, as in

(a) Take steps to ensure that the legislation of all states is fully harmonized with the General Law on Access by Women to a Life without Violence, in particular the provisions concerning the establishment of a database with information on