Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention

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Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention (No.111)
Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation
Type Anti-discrimination law
Signed 25 June 1958
Location Geneva
Effective 15 June 1960
Condition 2 ratifications
Parties 172[1]
Depositary Director-General of the International Labour Office
Languages French and English

The Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation or Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention (ILO Convention No.111) is an International Labour Organization Convention on anti-discrimination. It is one of 8 ILO fundamental conventions.[2] The convention requires states to enable legislation which prohibits all discrimination and exclusion on any basis including of race or colour, sex, religion, political opinion, national or social origin in employment and repeal legislation that is not based on equal opportunities.

(non)-Ratifications

As of 2015, the convention had been ratified by 172 out of 186 ILO members. ILO members that have not ratified the convention are:[3]

Furthermore, the convention has not been extended to Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, or the Caribbean Netherlands within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.[4]

References

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