Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation | |
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Signed | 25 June 1958 |
Location | Geneva |
Effective | 15 June 1960 |
Condition | 2 ratifications |
Parties | 169[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. 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, colour, sex religion, political opinion, national or social origin in employment and repeal legislation that is not based on equal opportunities.
As of May 2011, the convention had been ratified by 169 out of ILO 183 members. Members that did not ratify the convention are:[3]
Furthermore, the convention has not been ratified for Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and the Caribbean Netherlands within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.[4]