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International Labour Standards
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Freedom of Association
The right of workers and employers to form and join organizations of their own choosing without prior authorization.
Right to Collective Bargaining
The right of workers to negotiate their wages and working conditions with their employer through a collective group or union.
Elimination of Forced Labour
Prohibition of any work or service that is exacted from any individual under the menace of any penalty and for which the said individual has not offered themselves voluntarily.
Abolition of Child Labour
Prohibition of exploitation of children through any form of work that is harmful to their education and development.
Equality of Opportunity and Treatment
The right to the same chances and treatment in occupation and employment without discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, political opinion, national extraction, or social origin.
Fair Remuneration
Provision of wages that should always be enough to provide a decent living for the workers and their families.
Occupational Safety and Health
The discipline concerned with the safety, health, and welfare of people engaged in work or employment.
Maximum Working Hours
Regulation that limits the number of hours an employee can be required to work in a day or week.
Prohibition of Discrimination
The prohibition against unequal treatment of employees based on arbitrary reasons unrelated to their job performance or qualifications.
Social Security
Protection that society provides to individuals and households to ensure access to health care and to guarantee income security, particularly in cases of old age, unemployment, sickness, invalidity, work injury, maternity or loss of a breadwinner.
Maternity Protection
Rights affording time off from work and financial support to women around the time of childbirth or adoption.
Employment Policy
National policy designed to promote full, productive, and freely chosen employment by ensuring there is work for all who are available and seeking work.
Minimum Age for Employment
The standard that sets the lowest legal age at which children are allowed to work in various occupations.
Tripartite Consultation
A process of consultation between the government, employer, and worker representatives on matters of mutual interest.
Protection of Wages
Legal measures to ensure that workers are paid their earned wages in a timely fashion and that their wages are not unduly reduced through deductions.
Vocational Training
Training to provide individuals with the technical skills and knowledge necessary to perform a specific job or occupation.
Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention
Policies and measures adopted to prevent and address harassment, including sexual harassment, bullying, and violence in the workplace.
Part-time Work Regulation
Standards that apply to workers who work fewer hours than full-time workers and the protection of their rights relative to those of full-time workers.
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