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When the European Economic Community, later the European Union (EU), was founded in 1957, the principle of equal pay for equal work was named as a key principle. Article 141 of the Treaty of Rome says "each Member State shall ensure that the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value is applied."
Equal Remuneration Convention. The Convention concerning Equal Remuneration for Men and Women Workers for Work of Equal Value, or Equal Remuneration Convention is the 100th International Labour Organization Convention and the principal one aimed at equal remuneration for work of equal value for men and women. States parties may accomplish this ...
The appeal urged working women in war industries to join a trade union and demanded that "where a woman is doing the same work as a man she should receive the same rate of pay, and that the principle of equal pay for equal work should be rigidly maintained" and that "in no case should any woman be employed at less than an adequate living wage ...
The Equal Pay Act 1970 (c. 41) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that prohibited any less favourable treatment between men and women in terms of pay and conditions of employment. The act was proposed by the then Labour government, and was based on the Equal Pay Act of 1963 of the United States.
Equal Pay Act of 1963: This federal law prohibits wage discrimination based on sex by requiring equal pay for equal work. It applies to all employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights also recognises the right, emphasising conditions and pay, i.e. labor rights.Article 15, states: [4] Every individual shall have the right to work under equitable and satisfactory conditions, and shall receive equal pay for equal work.
t. e. The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is an international treaty adopted in 1979 by the United Nations General Assembly. Described as an international bill of rights for women, it was instituted on 3 September 1981 and has been ratified by 189 states. [1]
First, in the light of the different stages of the development of social legislation in the various member states, the aim of article 119 is to avoid a situation in which undertakings established in states which have actually implemented the principle of equal pay suffer a competitive disadvantage in intra-community competition as compared with ...