In general, given equal qualifications, all citizens of the Niger have equal opportunities of access to employment.

As far as employment is concerned, the fundamental legislation of the Niger guarantees equal access to employment opportunities.

Organize self help groups and co operatives in order to obtain equal access to economic opportunities through employment or self employment.

The Equal Employment Plan, adopted within the framework of a tripartite national commission on equal opportunities, had also yielded positive results.

In June 2004, Amendment no. 9 to the Equal Employment Opportunities Law, 5748 1988 ( Equal Employment Opportunities Law ) added pregnancy as one of the grounds of prohibited discrimination in the workplace, both as a job applicant and as an employee.

(e) To organize self help groups and cooperatives in order to obtain equal access to economic opportunities through employment or self employment

To organize self help groups and co operatives in order to obtain equal access to economic opportunities through employment or self employment

e. To organize self help groups and co operatives in order to obtain equal access to economic opportunities through employment or self employment

(e) To organize self help groups and co operatives in order to obtain equal access to economic opportunities through employment or self employment

(e) To organize self help groups and co operatives in order to obtain equal access to economic opportunities through employment or self employment

e) To organize self help groups and co operatives in order to obtain equal access to economic opportunities through employment or self employment

Women's rights NGOs supported that view, calling for the establishment of an independent equal employment opportunities commission.

The following legal and regulatory acts have been adopted to promote equal employment opportunities for women and men

In 1999, Japan s Equal Employment Opportunity Act was amended to provide equal employment opportunities for men and women by prohibiting discriminatory labor practices. But the legislation has had little impact on the workplace atmosphere for women.

To create equal opportunities in the employment market, a number of statutory improvements were made in the period 2000 2004.

Equal opportunities

The Government is currently preparing Guidelines on Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to address the remaining inequalities, including gender inequalities, in work.

In the Community Initiative EQUAL, axis 4 with the general goal Equal opportunities for both women and men contributes to the promotion of Pillar 4 of the National Action Plan for Employment Reinforcing the equality of opportunities between men and women .

The national action plans of Sri Lanka have focused on enhancing the quality of education and on providing equal opportunities for employment.

(a) Expansion of employment opportunities

9.1.2 The same employment opportunities

The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor indicted the company on grounds of discrimination (pregnancy, parenthood and gender) based on the Equal Employment Opportunities Law.

Increasing employment opportunities for young people not only addresses the primary concern of young people throughout the world, but also contributes to more sustainable, equal development.

Under that project, aimed at eliminating stereotypes and creating equal employment opportunities for men and women, training seminars were offered to representatives of labour and management.

(d) Employment, educational and training opportunities.

This in turn would generate employment opportunities.

The Government also wished to ensure that men and boys played a role in ensuring equal employment opportunities and the ability to balance a career with family life.

Under the laws in effect on work and employment, the general collective contract, as well as sectoral collective contracts, men and women have equal opportunities in access to employment and training, equal working conditions and labour protection, equal salary for the same job and all other rights that are not necessarily determined for women (like maternity protection, maternity leave, etc.).

b) Maximizing the economic potential and employment opportunities

(iv) Ensuring equal access to economic opportunities and equal pay and other rewards for work of equal value

Even in such environments where equal access to education is secured at all levels, this does not reflect equal opportunities in progress in career, selection of profession, equal salaries, decision making opportunities and equal economic strength.

The survey asked about Government recognition of the principle that persons with disabilities must be empowered to exercise their human rights, particularly in the field of employment, and must have equal opportunities for productive and gainful employment in the labour market.

Please provide these data as well as steps taken to develop a policy on equal opportunities and details on financial resources that have been allocated to the Indigenous Employment Programme.

The National Commission for Equal Opportunities did not seem to have much power, as most of the power belonged to the Ministry for Equal Opportunities.

(b) Lost opportunities, including employment, education and social benefits

The main problem is ensuring access to employment opportunities.

Regarding equal opportunities for employment, in 44.7 per cent of the countries persons with disabilities have equal prospects of being hired in 50.0 per cent they have equal prospects for promotion in 56.1 per cent they have equal access to work benefits in 54.4 per cent they have equal prospects for raises and pay increases and in 55.3 per cent they have equal access to training programmes.

Strategies in favour of equal educational opportunities for girls

Steps taken to develop a policy on equal opportunities

In the last few years, the Enforcement Division of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor boosted its activities under the Equal Employment Opportunities Law and the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Law.

Please provide these data as well as details on steps taken to develop a policy on equal opportunities and details on financial resources that have been allocated to the Indigenous Employment Programme.

With respect to employment, I note in particular the Tunisian national employment fund designed to integrate young people with scarce employment opportunities.

The role of the informal sector in generating employment opportunities

Employment opportunities and creation of decent jobs with relevant training.

Strategies to achieve productive employment for youth should try to make employment opportunities compatible with their being in school, as that will afford them better work opportunities in future.