ILO 169

C111 Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958
Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation (Note: Date of coming into force: 15:06:1960.) Convention:C111 Place:Geneva Session of the Conference:42 Date of adoption:25:06:1958 Subject classification: Non-discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Subject classification: Women Subject: Equality of Opportunity and Treatment See the ratifications for this ConventionDisplay the document in: French SpanishStatus: Up-to-date instrument This instrument is one of the fundamental conventions.
The General Conference of the International Labour Organisation,
Having been convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labour Office, and having met in its Forty-second Session on 4 June 1958, and
Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to discrimination in the field of employment and occupation, which is the fourth item on the agenda of the session, and
Having determined that these proposals shall take the form of an international Convention, and
Considering that the Declaration of Philadelphia affirms that all human beings, irrespective of race, creed or sex, have the right to pursue both their material well-being and their spiritual development in conditions of freedom and dignity, of economic security and equal opportunity, and
Considering further that discrimination constitutes a violation of rights enunciated by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
adopts this twenty-fifth day of June of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight the following Convention, which may be cited as the Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958:
Article 1
1. For the purpose of this Convention the term discrimination includes--
(a) any distinction, exclusion or preference made on the basis of race, colour, sex, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin, which has the effect of nullifying or impairing equality of opportunity or treatment in employment or occupation;
(b) such other distinction, exclusion or preference which has the effect of nullifying or impairing equality of opportunity or treatment in employment or occupation as may be determined by the Member concerned after consultation with representative employers' and workers' organisations, where such exist, and with other appropriate bodies.
2. Any distinction, exclusion or preference in respect of a particular job based on the inherent requirements thereof shall not be deemed to be discrimination.
3. For the purpose of this Convention the terms employment and occupation include access to vocational training, access to employment and to particular occupations, and terms and conditions of employment.
Article 2
Each Member for which this Convention is in force undertakes to declare and pursue a national policy designed to promote, by methods appropriate to national conditions and practice, equality of opportunity and treatment in respect of employment and occupation, with a view to eliminating any discrimination in respect thereof.
Article 3
Each Member for which this Convention is in force undertakes, by methods appropriate to national conditions and practice--
(a) to seek the co-operation of employers' and workers' organisations and other appropriate bodies in promoting the acceptance and observance of this policy;
(b) to enact such legislation and to promote such educational programmes as may be calculated to secure the acceptance and observance of the policy;
(c) to repeal any statutory provisions and modify any administrative instructions or practices which are inconsistent with the policy;
(d) to pursue the policy in respect of employment under the direct control of a national authority;
(e) to ensure observance of the policy in the activities of vocational guidance, vocational training and placement services under the direction of a national authority;
(f) to indicate in its annual reports on the application of the Convention the action taken in pursuance of the policy and the results secured by such action.
Article 4
Any measures affecting an individual who is justifiably suspected of, or engaged in, activities prejudicial to the security of the State shall not be deemed to be discrimination, provided that the individual concerned shall have the right to appeal to a competent body established in accordance with national practice.
Article 5
1. Special measures of protection or assistance provided for in other Conventions or Recommendations adopted by the International Labour Conference shall not be deemed to be discrimination.
2. Any Member may, after consultation with representative employers' and workers' organisations, where such exist, determine that other special measures designed to meet the particular requirements of persons who, for reasons such as sex, age, disablement, family responsibilities or social or cultural status, are generally recognised to require special protection or assistance, shall not be deemed to be discrimination.
Article 6
Each Member which ratifies this Convention undertakes to apply it to non-metropolitan territories in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation.
Article 7
The formal ratifications of this Convention shall be communicated to the Director-General of the International Labour Office for registration.
Article 8
1. This Convention shall be binding only upon those Members of the International Labour Organisation whose ratifications have been registered with the Director-General.
2. It shall come into force twelve months after the date on which the ratifications of two Members have been registered with the Director-General.
3. Thereafter, this Convention shall come into force for any Member twelve months after the date on which its ratification has been registered.
Article 9
1. A Member which has ratified this Convention may denounce it after the expiration of ten years from the date on which the Convention first comes into force, by an act communicated to the Director-General of the International Labour Office for registration. Such denunciation shall not take effect until one year after the date on which it is registered.
2. Each Member which has ratified this Convention and which does not, within the year following the expiration of the period of ten years mentioned in the preceding paragraph, exercise the right of denunciation provided for in this Article, will be bound for another period of ten years and, thereafter, may denounce this Convention at the expiration of each period of ten years under the terms provided for in this Article.
Article 10
1. The Director-General of the International Labour Office shall notify all Members of the International Labour Organisation of the registration of all ratifications and denunciations communicated to him by the Members of the Organisation.
2. When notifying the Members of the Organisation of the registration of the second ratification communicated to him, the Director-General shall draw the attention of the Members of the Organisation to the date upon which the Convention will come into force.
Article 11
The Director-General of the International Labour Office shall communicate to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for registration in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations full particulars of all ratifications and acts of denunciation registered by him in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Articles.
Article 12
At such times as it may consider necessary the Governing Body of the International Labour Office shall present to the General Conference a report on the working of this Convention and shall examine the desirability of placing on the agenda of the Conference the question of its revision in whole or in part.
Article 13
1. Should the Conference adopt a new Convention revising this Convention in whole or in part, then, unless the new Convention otherwise provides:
a) the ratification by a Member of the new revising Convention shall ipso jure involve the immediate denunciation of this Convention, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 9 above, if and when the new revising Convention shall have come into force;
b) as from the date when the new revising Convention comes into force, this Convention shall cease to be open to ratification by the Members.
2. This Convention shall in any case remain in force in its actual form and content for those Members which have ratified it but have not ratified the revising Convention.
Article 14
The English and French versions of the text of this Convention are equally authoritative.

photo pradeep kulung

A group of child playing at remote area of bhojpur dist.

Participants an interaction program on IPs Rights

Female participants, At bhojpur

prfile of cosfonad nepal

राष्ट्रिय विकासको लागि सहकारी समाज–नेपाल
Cooperative Society for National Development-Nepal
(COSFONAD-Nepal)

1. Introduction

The Cooperative Society for National Development-Nepal (COSFONAD-Nepal) is a non-political and non- profit making social development organization. This is registered in the Kathmandu district administration office (9002/059/060) under the social welfare act 2034 of Nepal government and also affiliated with the Social Welfare Council (14869). Similarly it has been affiliated NGO-Federation of Nepalese Indigenous nationalities-Nepal (NGO-FONIN-Nepal) (03). It has aimed to bring positive social changes through various social welfare activities. Its office is located at Dillibazar, Kathmandu, Nepal.

2. Vision

To made prosperous and equitable society.

3. Mission

To empower and mainstreaming Indigenous Nationalities, Dalits, Women and backward people by mobilization youth.

4. Value
Mutual and understanding.
Equitability and impartiality.
Participation and transpiration.
Democratic and cooperation.
Self-confession (Self-criticism, Self-evaluation).
Development with full respect for human right.

5. Target People

Indigenous Nationalities (women, children, disabled and poor communities.)

6. Strategic objectives

To facility IPOs their organization and empowerment process.
To play the role to minimize the social stigma.
To mobilize natural resources in proper and scientific way.
to play the role to make aware on their rights of Indigenous Nationalities, Dalits, Women and backward communities.
To run economic social, cultural activities for uplift the living standard Indigenous nationalities, Dalits, Women and backward communities.

7. Working Approach

COSFONAD-Nepal believes that mainstreaming of the marginalize groups is possible only through their direct involvement in development process so the development activities for the target groups must be implemented by themselves. For this COSFONAD-Nepal before implementing any program will facility the target groups for their involvement in the situation study analysis and planning process. COSFONAD-Nepal has the following specific working approaches.

1) Development works with human rights for the target groups to be carried out with the direct involvement of themselves (let then do their development).
2) Development through Networking.
3) Right based advocacy.
4) An option of new working approaches based on situational study and analysis. Alliance/Network for target groups right in Bhojpur district. COSFONAD-Nepal has formed alliance/network of district level organization of Indigenous Nationalities people's organization (IPOs) to address the target group's rights in Bhojpur district (Indigenous Nationalities Right Network-Bhojpur) funding support of NGO-FONIF-Nepal. The alliance has been working to coordinate and cooperative with local line agencies, political parties and development organization in the local level.








8. Program Activities Carried Out by COSFONAD-Nepal.

8.1. Chronology of key COSFONAD-Nepal Achievements


Year
Achievements
2060
Resisted legally to the district office Kathmandu. Organization Development.
2061
1. Organization Development.
2. Legal awareness program for the Indigenous Nationalities at Mahottari, Kathmandu, Latitpur district.
2062
1. Determined the target area.
2. Interaction program based on IPs, women and child rights.
3. Organized interaction and workshop program on the IPs rights, biodiversity, language and culture and ethnic identity.
2063
1. Identified the IPOs at the Bhojpur district and organized the discussion program based on IPs rights.
2. Established the Indigenous Nationalities Right Network-Bhojpur.
3. Organized the Capacity building and Advocacy program at headquarter of Bhojpur.
2064
1. Organized the interaction program at Bhojpur on the IPs role in the Constitution Assembly.
2. Organized the training at Bhojpur on the Capacity building and Good governance.
3. Organized the training at Bhojpur on the Leadership and Advocacy.
2065
1. Organized the training at Bhojpur on the Proposal Writing.
2. Conducted the Awareness program at Bhojpur on Human Rights.
3. Organized the interaction program at Bhojpur on the IPs Situation and rights on the context of Bhojpur district.
4. Organized the workshop program at Bhojpur on Guaranteed IPs rights on Constitution.
5. Organized the training at Bhojpur on the Project Design and proposal writing.
2066
1. Conducted the DDP Project.
2. Organized the interaction program at Bhojpur on the IPs civil and political rights, economics activities and decision making process.
3. Established the Indigenous Nationalities Rights Network, Area No. 1, Gothebazar, Bhojpur.
4. Conducted the training to these alliance in the rights of Ins as provided under the exiting domestic provision s and international human rights instruments.
5. Organized the training at Bhojpur in organizational management, processes and procedures to the alliances and network.
6. Organized the lobby advocacy with the political parties, local government, leaders, for enhancing Ins participation in the decision making.
7. Organized the interaction and public hearings with Ins on state restructuring and also collect their views and aspirations.



9. Board Members

S.N.
Position
Name of position Holder
phone/Mobile
Email
Address
1.
Chairman
Pradeep Kulung
9841453374
iran.kulung5@gmail.com
Sankhuwasabha
2.
V.Chairman
Tahal Thami
9841917934
tahalthami@gmail.com
Dolakha
3.
Secretary
Am Bantatwa
9841341055

Ilam
4.
Treasurer
Mahendra Bantawa
9849101344
writer.masanta@gmail.com
Bhojpur
5.
Member
Rudra Gurmachhan
9841619795

Mahottari
6.
Member
Mina Gurung


Ramechap
7.
Member
Babita Bantawa
9841740726

Panchthar
8.
Member
Ramesh Thulung
9803328665

Khotang
9.
Member
Manju Chamling


Khotang
10.
Member
Shriti Kulung
9841199105

Solukhumbu
11.
Member
Manjil Kulung
9841453373

Kathmandu
12.
Member
Om Rana
9849320190

Sindhuli
13.
Member
Jayanti Chamling


Khotang



10. Address


Cooperative Society for National Development-Nepal
(COSFONAD-Nepal)
Bashanteshwor Gally,
Dillibazar, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Phone: 01-4429652
Email: cosfonadnepal@gmail.com
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