( d)
( e)
(f)
to pursue the policy in respect of employment under the direct control of a national authority;
to ensure observance of the policy in the activities of vocational guidance, vocational training
and placement services under the direction of a national authority;
to indicate in its annual reports on the application of the Convention the action taken in
pur s ua nc e of t he pol i c y a nd t he r e s ul t s s e c ur e d by s uc h a c t i on.
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.
(Final Provisions)
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ILO Gender Network Handbook (edition 2006), section 1