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of equality between women and men, the improvement of economic and social well-being
for all, the achievement of sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth and
sustainable development of all nations and fully inclusive and equitable globalization;
25.
Encourages States to take all appropriate measures to eliminate
discrimination against women in the field of employment in order to ensure, on the basis of
the equality of men and women, the same rights;
26.
Calls upon States to implement effective and targeted measures to ensure
women’s equal access to decent work and full and productive employment, including
through investments in care infrastructure, policies and employment services that address
specific challenges faced by women and policies that aim at removing conditions
disadvantageous to women during the recruitment process, and to monitor the
implementation of the regulatory measures aimed at protecting women against unfair
treatment or arbitrary dismissals on account of sex, pregnancy or childbirth and assessing
their effectiveness, while providing access to effective remedies;
27.
Recognizes the importance of addressing the root causes that contribute to
lesser participation of women in entrepreneurial activities and business ownership, and that
financial inclusion is critical for promoting women’s access to means of production,
including through access to credit and financial services;
28.
Calls upon States to continue their efforts to prevent and combat all forms of
discrimination and violence, including sexual harassment at the workplace, including by
adopting and implementing laws and policies and through training, awareness-raising and
support for women’s access to justice with respect to violence and sexual harassment,
bearing in mind that these continue to be among the factors that have an adverse impact on
the realization of the right to work for women;
29.
Encourages States to take all appropriate measures to prohibit discrimination
in all matters concerning access to employment and job opportunities, including in relation
to equal conditions of pay, hiring and career advancement, and to pay particular attention to
women facing multiple and intersecting forms of inequality and discrimination and women
in vulnerable situations, including women with disabilities, whose labour rights are often
violated;
30.
Acknowledges that the promotion of greater involvement by women in
policymaking, law-making processes and workers’ and employers’ organizations is called
for;
31.
Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to
prepare an analytical report, in consultation with States, United Nations agencies, funds and
programmes, particularly the International Labour Organization, and the treaty bodies,
special procedures, civil society, national human rights institutions and other stakeholders,
on the relationship between the realization of the right to work and the implementation of
relevant targets in the Sustainable Development Goals, in accordance with States’
respective obligations under international human rights law, to indicate the major
challenges and best practices in that regard, and to submit the report to the Human Rights
Council prior to its thirty-seventh session;
32.
Decides to remain seized of the matter.
57th meeting
24 March 2017
[Adopted without a vote.]
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